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Wolesi-Jirga to Hold Special Session Mutual Agreement
Lower house of the parliament to hold a special session on approving of the security agreement in between Kabul-Washington on Sunday.
The members of the house said, “We badly need the mutual security to be approved, if the following document doesn’t get confirmed by the members, Afghanistan presence will be questionable on coming London conference.”
Ariana News reporter Abdula Aziz Karimi who is pursuing the issue said, “The bilateral security agreement was to be discussed coming Wednesday due it Sensitivity it was demanded to be discussed during a special session on tomorrow (Sunday).
Head of the lower house the parliament Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi after the referendum has decided to hold a special session on approving of the BSA between Kabul-Washington on Sunday.
A number of the Mps have reacted over approving of the security agreement in between Kabul-Washington, saying some of the members of the house are being visited in privacy by US Embassy in Kabul and being encouraged to get the mutual document to be approved by the house soon.
Mp member Bashir Ahmad Tainj insisted on approving of the mutual document by the house of the parliament, saying we should observe the sensitive condition of our country.
The Bilateral Security Agreement issues has been discussed several times when former President Hamid Karzai was on power, gradually Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the agreement, after some days of delays the following document was signed by the New Government of Afghanistan Official, now it’s on the lower house of the parliament hands to approve it.
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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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