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Hidden agendas lie behind Ghani’s trip to Saudi: MPs
A number of members in Afghan Parliament criticized president Ghani that president should not have secret talks with the countries of the world and Afghan people should be aware of the agenda of his trips.
Tough no agenda of his trip has been leaked but President Ashraf Ghani arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday and met Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials to confer on bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
The two parties held wide-ranging talks on a variety of subjects and explored various avenues for cooperation between the two brotherly Muslim nations.
In addition to discussing the possible peace negotiation with the Taliban, both sides called for an enhanced economic cooperation.
But some of Parliament members declared that President Ghani traveled to Saudi with a secret agenda and his trip was not an ordinary trip for Hajj Umrah.
Mirdad Nijrabi, head of internal security commission of Parliament said, “President Ghani’s trip to Saudi was not an ordinary trip. Ghani wants to ask Saudi for help in Afghanistan peace talks because Saudi is a country that supports Taliban and can play an effective role regarding the issue.”
Meanwhile, some of other Parliament members said that people should be aware of President Ghani’s every trips agenda and he should make it clear that the trips have what benefits to the country.
“In the current situation that the cabinet is still not formed completely, President and CEO’s trips are alarming for the people. Afghan people do not realize what hidden agendas lie behind these trips.” Zarmak Padkhabi, member of Parliament said.
It has been scheduled that President Ghani after his trip to Saudi will attend to US senate to have speech about Afghanistan situation and the existence challenges.
Reported by Rafi Sidiqi
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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