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MPs claim budget changes for new fiscal still not included 

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Members of  Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said on Wednesday that billions of Afghanis (AFN) have been added to government’s special code funds in the third draft of the new fiscal year’s budget, which MPs claim provides more opportunities for money to be embezzled. 

In addition, MPs questioned the salaries of government employees and said many were paid badly. They in turn accused government of not paying attention to their plight. 
 
“Allocation of budget should not be based on nepotism. Eighteen violations are cited in the draft budget. Equalizing salaries is the key demand of people; but government is careless about it. Personal issues should not lead to insufficiency in the budget,” said Nilofar Ibrahimi, one MP.
 
“Changes have not been made by the government to the budget; the salaries are not balanced and ways to embezzle (money) have not been prevented,” said Taha Sadiq, another member of the Wolesi Jirga.
 
“Approving the budget without equalizing salaries will be a big problem for the nation,” said Fazal Karim Aimaq, a member of the Wolesi Jirga.
 
Meanwhile, Mir Rahman Rahmani, speaker of the house, said government should respect the Wolesi Jirga’s recommendations about budget amendments.
 
According to Rahmani the general session of the Jirga will break soon but house commissions will work through their recess in order to deal with the budget.
 
“We don’t have problems with the budget, there is no political decision behind the budget approval. Nor is the budget being held hostage, we are trying to improve the budget,” added Rahmani.
 
On the other hand, some MPs said that officials from the Ministry of Finance should be summoned to parliament to provide clarification on the budget.
 
This comes after MPs twice rejected the draft budget for the 1400 solar year - which starts in April. 
 
On both occasions they have called on government to equalize salaries and bring changes to the code funds. 

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Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Afghanistan

In November 2021, Saudi Arabia said it was resuming consular services in Afghanistan. It also provides humanitarian aid in the country through its KSRelief organisation.

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Saudi Arabia has resumed its diplomatic operations in Kabul, reopening its embassy on Sunday.

"Based on the desire of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide all services to the brotherly Afghan people, it has been decided to resume the activities of the mission of the Kingdom in Kabul starting on December 22," the embassy posted on social media site X.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi recently met with Saudi representatives, expressing a desire to expand bilateral relations. Saudi officials reaffirmed their commitment to providing humanitarian aid and strengthening collaboration in various fields.

In November 2021, Saudi Arabia said it was resuming consular services in Afghanistan. It also provides humanitarian aid in the country through its KSRelief organisation.

Saudi Arabia was one of only three countries, the others being Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, that recognised the first IEA government which came to power in 1996 and was overthrown by the United States invasion of 2001.

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Human traffickers should be sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison: IEA leader

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The Leader of the Islamic Emirate has issued a decree instructing the Ministry of Interior Affairs to prevent human trafficking and to arrest and refer culprits to military courts.

The decree containing six articles says that that military courts should sentence human traffickers to one year in prison for the first time, two years if repeated for the second time and three years if repeated for the third time.

The ministries of Hajj, information, telecommunications, borders, propagation of virtue, as well as religious scholars are asked to inform the public about the dangers and adverse consequences of travelling through smuggling routes.

The decree comes as the rate of migration has increased following the political change in Afghanistan in 2021.

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Eight Afghan migrants die as boat capsizes off Greek island

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Eight Afghan migrants died after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off Greece's eastern island of Rhodes on Friday, the Associated Press reported.

Greek authorities said that the capsizing was the result of the boat’s maneuvering to evade a patrol vessel.

A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, Greece's coast guard said Saturday. The dead were also from Afghanistan, it said.

Some migrants remained hospitalized, with one in critical condition, authorities said.

Two Turkish citizens, ages 23 and 19, were arrested as the suspected traffickers. The boat sank after capsizing, the coast guard said.

The sinking off Rhodes was the second deadly incident involving migrants in the past week.

Seven migrants were killed and dozens were believed missing after a boat partially sank south of the island of Crete over the weekend — one of four rescue operations during which more than 200 migrants were rescued.

 

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