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Afghan Security Officials Failed to Ensure Security: MPs
Members of the lower house of the parliament have expressed concerns over the ongoing insecurity condition in the country, saying Afghan security officials failed to ensure security and foil the terrorist attacks, asking the Government no to stay silent or to only condemn the terrorist attacks.
MP Nazifa Zaki said, “A lot of innocent people were killed in 400 beds Hospital attack, there were some internal individuals who helped the terrorists enter the Hospital, where is our discovery department, people are out of tolerance and tired of the situation.”
“Our security departments are waiting to see terrorists inside the Presidential palace, otherwise no other parts of the country is safe, members at the lower house of the parliament should not stay silent over this issue, a decision should be taken because our people are paying the price every day.” Member of the lower house Abdul Rahim Ayubi said.
Meanwhile some members at the Wolesi Jirga insisted the Afghan security officials do not have the intention, wills or management to ensure security.
Lawmaker Fawzia Kofi said, “ Our Afghan security officials are incapable and are failing one, the 400 beds Hospital terrorist attack indicates that how the terrorists reach inside the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital and kill the people, and it’s surprising that only Government can do is to condemn the terrorist attacks.”
Amid MP Kubra Mustafavi said, “Enemies of Afghanistan should understand that they can never change the wills of the people by carrying out the terrorist attacks, people are demanding a welfare Afghanistan if they lose dozen more.”
Its said that terrorist groups are preparing for severe spring offensive against Afghan Government though the Government assures that effective security plans for ensure security is underway.
Reported by: Rafi Sediqee
John Bass, US acting under secretary of state for political affairs, will travel to Qatar and Pakistan April 26-30, US State Department announced on Friday.
In Doha, Qatar, he will meet with senior Qatari government officials and other diplomatic missions to discuss support for Afghanistan and shared security interests in the region, US State Department said in a statement.
In Islamabad, Pakistan, Under Secretary Bass will meet with senior Pakistani government officials to discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues as part of the U.S.-Pakistani partnership, the statement added.
John Bass served as US ambassador to Afghanistan under Donald Trump administration between December 2017 and January 2020.
A tripartite meeting between the delegations of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan was held in Kabul with the aim of connecting North Asia to South Asia and reducing transit and transportation costs among these three countries, the Ministry of Trade and Commerce said in a statement.
In this meeting, an agreement was reached on the creation of a joint technical committee to continue the talks.
This tripartite meeting was held under the leadership of Nooruddin Azizi, the Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of Turkmenistan and Srik Zhumangarin, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
Earlier, a bilateral meeting was held between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate and Turkmenistan. The ministry of commerce said the participants of the meeting discussed the construction of a large joint logistics center in Torghondi, the trilateral transit agreement between the IEA, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, the expansion of Afghanistan’s railway, solving issues related to Afghan transit and export goods, and a number of other commercial issues.
Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid has said that no destructive groups including Daesh have physical presence in Afghanistan, adding the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will not allow anyone to pose threat to any country in the region from the Afghan soil.
Mujahid made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation from Malaysia in Kabul on Thursday.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense, Mujahid highlighted Malaysia’s “good treatment” of Afghan refugees and its long-standing relations with Afghanistan, and said that Malaysia is a powerful Islamic country and visits should increase.
He added that with the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, occupation and war ended in Afghanistan, and the country is fully secure.
Based on the statement, the Malaysian delegation called Afghanistan a friendly country and while emphasizing on comprehensive cooperation, it assured that what they have seen in Afghanistan will be shared with the authorities of their country.
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