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Abdullah Introduced Naderi as Head of Independent Administrative Reforms Commission
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah officially introduced Nader Nadery as the Head of Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) on Saturday.
Abdullah called his introduction as a step toward strengthening the administrative services and emphasized that the commission must remain “independent, non-political and must work based on meritocracy”.
The new chief of the Administrative Reforms Commission thanked the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders and called the position a “very heavy responsibility on his shoulders”.
Nadery vowed that he would not make “hastily decisions”, but insisted to seriously take actions to tackle corruption.
President Ashraf Ghani appointed Nadery in the position about seven months ago, but a dispute was erupted between the NUG leaders over his appointment.
At first, Abdullah strongly rejected Naderi’s appointment for the post, reasoning how a person could run such a post without having experience in running governmental offices.
On that time, Ghani’s office said in a statement that he has been appointed for the post in a bid to help further align and consolidate the affairs of the relevant department and further take advantage of the academic experiences and reserves of the relevant individuals.
Currently, Nadery also serves as President Ghani’s senior advisor on strategic and public relations’ affairs.
He has completed his higher education in the field of political sciences and law in Kabul University and obtained Masters degree in the field of international affairs from George Washington University and has completed his professional education in leadership at Kennedy faculty in Harvard University.
Nadery has served as the representative of the youth generation of the country in peace negotiations of the United Nations organized for Afghanistan in 2001 at Bonn city of Germany, besides serving as spokesman and elected representative of the civil society for the Independent Commission of the Grand Council (Loya Jirga) which elected the leader of the transitional government in 2002.
His other prominent roles include service as the member of the independent human rights commission of Afghanistan, member of the global council for fragile states in global economic forum, adviser for the transitional government of Libya in 2012, and head of the international advisers mission for strengthening law and judicial affairs for Libya.
The Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission of Afghanistan (IARCSC) aim to contribute to capacity building of Afghan civil servant and professional in leadership, management or public administration and gender policy in the Afghan reconstruction process.
By: Hesamuddin Hesam
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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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