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Afghans want transparency spending aid funds for COVID19
The approach of how to use the aid received from the international community and other aid agencies for Afghanistan is questionable for Afghans.
People are asking the bodies in charge, especially the Ministry of Public Health and the Anti-Coronavirus Committee, to use the given assistance in a transparent and appropriate manner.
Although the Ministry of Public Health has earlier said that the global aid has not yet been received, the World Bank says it has transferred US$20 million to the Afghan government.
Various donors have pledged millions of dollars to help Afghanistan fight the Coronavirus.
The Afghan government has previously said that foreign aid will be put to use by the donors themselves and would not be given to the Afghan government.
The World Bank, however, says it has donated US$20 million, of the total US$100.4 million promised to fund, to the Afghan government on April 13, 2020.
The World Bank adds that the money would cover the cost of COVID19 service providing contractors in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
In addition to the funding, the World Bank has said that in coordination with the UNICEF, the WHO, and other developmental partners, as part of the government’s fight against the COVID19 pandemic, it will help with the technical assistance and equipment aimed to a successful implementation of the project.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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