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Insecurity Increases on Country’s Highways
Residents of various provinces of the country complain of deteriorated security situation on highways of the provinces; citing security threats on rise in the past three months.
“There is no security in our ways. We have to pass through these dangerous ways because of our everyday business,” said Obaidullah, one of the passengers.
Transport shareholders and drivers also complaint over the current situation in highways and claim passengers are afraid of going by bus, especially at night.
“It is obvious that with the ongoing war and insecurity, people do not want to travel,” said Qudratullah, Responsible for urban transport.
Around 1,000 transport companies are currently operating across the country.
The deadly mishaps on the killer roads of Afghanistan every year account for more deaths than the war related incidents, thus making it quite literally a death trap for people.
According to a recent survey by US-based Global Peace Index (GPI), Afghanistan has earned the dubious distinction of being the most insecure place in the world, much to the chagrin of its citizens and tourists.
Previously, The Transportation Ministry has said that insecurity on highways has turned into a big challenge for transportation affairs in the country.
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More needs to be done to boost local industry, says Kabir
The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.
Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.
He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.
Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.
Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”
He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.
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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border
Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.
Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.
This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.
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Media Violation Commission bans two TV channels
The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
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