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WJ to summon top security officials to Parliament
Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga (WJ) – the lower house of Parliament said on Monday to summon National Security advisor, National Directorate Security Chief and deputy of national security for the signing of NDS_ISI accord.
It has been said that an accord between Afghanistan National Directorate Security (NDS) and Pakistan Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) has been signed on intelligence sharing and coordinated operations; a move criticized by Afghan lawmakers who said the pact will provide no benefits to Kabul.
Parliament representatives voiced that those who deal on the treaty in secret should bring to justice.
They said this move by the government means compromising the pride and achievements of Afghans to their long-term enemy—Pakistan.
Commissions on defense affairs, internal security and international relations on Monday session presented their reports on signing of NDS-ISI accord.
They said that the agreement has been signed between both sides and manipulations were also brought into the context of the treaty.
The MoU between NDS and ISI faced vehement criticism from inside and outside the country.
However, Afghanistan’s spy agency said the recent accord signed with Pakistan’s ISI for sharing of intelligence and coordinated operations was “not practical” and the deal will be reviewed by a panel of experts.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the recent memorandum of understanding signed with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was not practical and that it will come under review by a panel of experts who will report directly to President Ashraf Ghani.
Last week, Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has also expressed serious concerns at the signing of the cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan spy agencies; urging the country’s leadership to immediately declare the agreement null and void.
Karzai said Afghanistan should desist signing agreements that are against Afghanistan’s national interests.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have long accused each other of sheltering Taliban militants, but ties have warmed since Ashraf Ghani succeeded Karzai in September last.
Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi
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MoI registers over 8,700 criminal cases in the past six months
Abdul Matin Qani, the Ministry of Interior’s spokesman said on Thursday that in the last six months, 8,747 criminal cases have been recorded across the country.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Qani said of these cases, 7,233 have been solved while the remaining 1,525 are still being investigated.
He said 12,540 people have been arrested in connection with these crimes.
In addition, 21 kidnappers have been killed, 18 hostages have been freed and 172 people have been arrested in connection with kidnappings in the same period of time.
Qani also said in the last six months 837,000 passports have been distributed. He said three new passport offices will be established in Kabul in the near future.
“10,000 passports are distributed to citizens daily by the Passport Department,” said Qani.
On the issue of narcotics, he said drug cultivation, production and trafficking has been eradicated. He said drug manufacturing equipment and 377 drug factories have been destroyed across the country.
According to him, the ministry has also made advances in collecting illegal weapons, fighting corruption and improving police skills.
Qani stated that during this period, no security incidents took place in most provinces across the country.
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TAPI gas company CEO satisfied with project’s progress
The minister of mines and petroleum, Shahabuddin Delawar met with the executive director of the TAPI project and the ambassador of Turkmenistan in Kabul on Thursday to discuss progress around the key project.
Murad Amanov, head of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project, expressed his satisfaction with the recent progress of the project and talked about the practical roll out of the project.
Delawar said that the preliminary work of TAPI is progressing quickly and that the pipeline will be put into operation in the near future.
TAPI is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank.
The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.
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UK’s Mercer faces 10-day deadline in Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Johnny Mercer, the former UK Minister for Veterans Affairs, has been given 10 days to reveal the source of allegations that British troops engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan, or face a potential prison sentence.
British media reported on Tuesday that Mercer, following his allegations regarding the killing of Afghan civilians by British forces, was ordered to reveal the sources of his information.
The BBC reported that a public inquiry commissioned by the UK government into the actions of its forces in Afghanistan has directed Mercer to disclose the names of individuals who leaked information to him about alleged war crimes and cover-ups by special forces, or he may face imprisonment.
Although separate investigations have sought to verify these claims, the British government has yet to officially confirm them.
Earlier this month, Mercer, who served in military missions in Afghanistan, told the court that despite the information he possesses, he cannot confirm the killing of Afghan civilians by British forces between 2010 and 2013.
In court, he also stated that the claim British soldiers killed unarmed civilians in their sleep does not contradict his findings, but he admitted reluctance to believe it.
According to Mercer, British forces were allegedly instructed to carry an unregistered weapon — one not associated with NATO forces — to place next to the unarmed Afghan individuals they had killed.
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the countries that had troops in Afghanistan for 20 years all committed war crimes.
Mujahid stated that if the investigation carries on, it will be a big step and that the crimes committed should be investigated transparently.
“The crimes that have been committed should be investigated transparently because this was not the work of a few soldiers but a plan that was drawn and crimes were committed in Afghanistan,” he added.
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