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ARG says issues over “Electoral Reforms” between the NUG leaders has been resolved
Presidential Spokesman Ajmal Obaid Abedy says disagreements between President Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah over the special commission for electoral reforms has been resolved.
Abedy in an interview with Ariana News declared that currently there is no difference over this issue, but denies to provide information on when the commission is going to start performing their responsibilities and it seems the conflicts are still existed.
“Afghan government is committed to bring fundamental electoral reforms in electoral system and we are promising to fulfill our commitments,” Abedy said.
He has also said that “different views existed between the President and the CEO, but now they are resolved.”
President Ghani issued a decree tasking a special commission to bring reforms in electoral law and electoral systems before the unity leaders make their first visit to the US.
Disagreements rose over MP Shukria Barakzai appointment as the head of the commission, because she was one of the closest allies of President Ghani during presidential campaigns.
Gul Ahmad Madadzay a member of the commission said,” we are ready to start our job, the government should pave the way for us and according to the political agreement the Chief Executive Office must take action in this regard”.
Electoral experts insisting on dismissal of the current commissioners in IEC and IECC before going to another election.
Fazel Ahmad Manawi who was Ex-Chief of Independent Election Commission said,” As we see the disagreements over the current members of the commissions it is impossible to held another election without dismissal of a number of the commissioners”.
Earlier Chief Executive Office announced that the special commission is formed without this office agreement and against the articles of the political power-sharing agreement.
It seems that apparently the only difference over the special commission between the NUG leaders is over Shukria Barakzai appointment as the head of the commission.
Reported by: Nasrat Parsa
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Mullah Baradar discusses creation of railway with Kazakh deputy PM
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs has met with Erik Zhumangarin, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, and discussed the establishment of a railway network from Kazakhstan to Pakistan through Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, the deputy PM’s office said in a statement.
During the meeting, Baradar emphasized the need to sign agreements to solve the banking problems of traders from both countries, the creation of Afghan-Kazakh joint companies, and the facilitation of visas for Afghan traders.
According to the statement, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan said that the Kazakh government intends to establish a joint chamber of industry and commerce and a joint trade and labor group between the two countries, and is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in the sectors of e-governance, industry, higher education, education, health, and banking.
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Iran, Pakistan leaders raise concerns over ‘terrorist groups’ in Afghanistan
Following a two-day official visit to Pakistan, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a joint statement emphasizing the need to further expand commercial and economic cooperation and transform the common border of the two countries from a “border of peace” to “border of prosperity”.
The two leaders also strongly condemned aggressions and crimes of Israel in Gaza, and demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, as well as unimpeded humanitarian access to the besieged people of Gaza.
Numerous other issues were also discussed but on the topic of Afghanistan, they jointly declared their commitment to the development of Afghanistan as a peaceful, united, independent country free from the threats of terrorism and drug trafficking.
According to the statement the two countries pointed out that the existence of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan is a serious threat to the security of the region and the world.
The two sides stressed their desire to strengthen cooperation in the field of fighting terrorism and ensuring security and creating a united front against terrorism.
They also discussed the importance of coordinating regional and international efforts to ensure security and stability in the region.
“While respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, the two sides recognized that increasing participation of all strata of Afghans in basic decision-making will lead to the strengthening of peace and stability in this country,” the statement read.
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Over 1,000 Afghan refugees forced out of Pakistan in one day
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says over 1,000 Afghan migrants were forcibly returned from Pakistan on Tuesday through Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar province, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry stated that based on information provided by the Spin Boldak Kandahar border command, these returnees comprised 191 families, totalling 998 people.
In addition, three migrants released from Pakistani prisons were also returned, according to the statement.
The statement added that after registering the returnees, the refugees were referred to the offices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Each family received 10,000 afghanis – paid to them by the Islamic Emirate.
In another statement, the ministry said that 2,783 migrants living in Iran voluntarily and forcibly returned to the country during this week.
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