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National Security Advisor yet to Attend Senate Session
Senators in the upper house of the parliament had summoned President Security Advisor Mohammad Anif Atmar to provide more details over mutual security agreement on Kabul-Washington, but he sent his deputy to carry out the task that his presence has been rejected by the members of the house.
Meanwhile the members of the house have declared the mutual security agreement of Afghanistan-United States of America useless, doesn’t impact the security condition in Afghanistan.
Senate Zalmay Zabuli said,”Anif Atmar has to respect upper house summon otherwise we will suspend the mutual agreement, because it didn’t help us out to overcome the security issue but it increases the insecurity and ISIL event spread out its activities in parts of the country.”
Head of the house Fazil Hadi Muslimyar said,” the President Security advisor should attend the session on coming Tuesday and provide more details over the security agreement signed by the both Afghanistan-US officials.”
Members of the upper house have admired the recent operations of the ANSF against Taliban in different parts of the country but saying neglects of the President has encouraged insurgents to increase their activities.
Senator Faisal Sami said,” Foreigner fighters have come to Baghlan Province war still continues in North but the president doesn’t take serious action.”
The other senator Jumadin Gianwal said,” National Unity Government has just began to complete hiring advisors they are busy finding shelters and luxury cars this will cause to lose Northern provinces to be controlled by the insurgents.”
Insecurity is being increased day to day across the country, it caused concerns among the political and lawmakers they have demanded the Government to draft a strategy against the rebels.
This comes after lower house of the parliament had summoned the National security advisor last Saturday but he didn’t show up there either.
Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi
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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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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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