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AGO urged to tighten recruitment procedures in order to hire honest prosecutors
The Integrity Watch of Afghanistan proposed a new framework for hiring procedures for the Afghanistan Attorney General's office, urging the organization to establish an anti-corruption commission in its HR department to ensure suitable prosecutors would be hired at the office.
The policy summary released by the Integrity Watch of Afghanistan on Wednesday examines the proposed model for hiring new prosecutors, which is envisaged in the draft law on the formation and competence of the Attorney General.
The draft, while emphasizing fundamental reforms, says it has proposed an efficient alternative model to the Attorney General's Office in line with international standards.
"We welcome the amendment of the law on the formation and competence of the Attorney General's Office as a step forward, but the recruitment mechanism for prosecutors must comply with international standards and cover the entire recruitment cycle," said Sayed Ikram Afzali, CEO of Integrity Watch of Afghanistan.
The organization added that the new draft for the AGO is more comprehensive than the current law, but the chapter on the inherent affairs of prosecutors does not contain provisions that can reduce and eliminate corruption in the employment sector.
"The Office of the Attorney General should establish the Attorney General's Service Commission in order to successfully fight corruption," said Ziafatullah Saeedi, an Integrity Watch of Afghanistan’s Law Enforcement Officer.
Integrity Watch of Afghanistan further said that the AGO needs more reforms particularly in terms of the selection of any future Attorney General through a transparent, open, and competitive process.
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Canada sent 19 failed asylum seekers back to Afghanistan last year
Canada's border guards sent 19 rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the country last year despite Otawa’s Temporary Suspension of Removals (TSR) that has been in place for Afghan nationals since 1994.
CBC reported that none of the 19 Afghans had their cases rejected on the basis of safety or security risks. The border service did not however reveal further details.
The border agency said a TSR is meant to "halt removals to a country or place when general conditions, such as armed conflict or an environmental disaster, pose a risk to the entire civilian population."
It also said individuals who were found inadmissible "on grounds of criminality, serious criminality, international or human rights violations, organized crime, or security" can be removed despite a TSR, CBC reported.
The CBSA said the 19 who failed their refugee claims left Canada "voluntarily," and that the Afghans were "aware that they benefit from a stay of removal due to the Temporary Suspension of Removal on Afghanistan but requested to have their removal order enforced despite the legislative stay.
"In other words, the individual was advised that they can remain in Canada until the TSR is lifted and they opted to return to Afghanistan."
Canada has welcomed some 54,000 Afghans since August 2021, surpassing a commitment it made to bring in 40,000 in 2021.
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Trump team compiling list of military officers responsible for US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Trump has on a number of occasions condemned the withdrawal as a “humiliation” and “the most embarrassing day in the history of our country.”
Citing a US official and a person familiar with the plan, NBC stated a commission would then gather information about who was directly involved in the decision-making for the military, how it was carried out, and whether the military leaders could be eligible for charges as serious as treason.
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Ottawa taking detention of Canadian in Afghanistan ‘very seriously’
Lavery helped an estimated 100 Afghans flee Kabul during the chaotic withdrawal of US and allied forces.
The Canadian government is taking "very seriously" the detention in Afghanistan of a former member of Canada's elite special forces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
Retired soldier David Lavery, known in Kabul as Canadian Dave, was detained by the Islamic Emirate shortly after landing in Kabul on Monday, according to Canadian broadcaster CTV News.
His whereabouts are unknown, the outlet added, citing unnamed sources.
Asked about Lavery, Trudeau said: "I can first of all assure you that the Canadian government is taking very, very seriously the situation."
He also said consular assistance has been provided to Lavery's family.
Lavery helped an estimated 100 Afghans flee Kabul during the chaotic withdrawal of US and allied forces.
He spent decades in the Canadian military and is said to have been a key member of its elite Joint Task Force 2 special operations unit.
More recently, Lavery has reportedly operated a private security firm in Kabul.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented.
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