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Ex-Afghan Spy Chief Leaks New Information Regarding Govt, IEC, Taliban
Former Afghan intelligence chief and current presidential candidate Rahmatullah Nabil on Sunday claimed that the National Directorate of Security (NDS) received reports of money injection in 2014 elections while he was in charge.
Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, he said huge contracts have been awarded by the government during the last couple of years in return for supporting a specific candidate in the upcoming elections. Nabil claimed that President Ghani is misusing government resources for his premature election campaigns. He further accused the government of opening 40 electoral offices in the provinces before the launch of election campaigns.
The former spy chief also claimed that President Ghani’s recent trips and decrees are merely for campaign purposes. He added that 95 percent of the recent appointments and dismissals have made for campaign purposes. He said the recent visit of Afghan officials led by the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Muhib to Pakistan served as an electoral campaign for 2019 elections.
Nabil criticized the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for delaying the provincial council and district council elections, saying it will decrease people’s observation in the presidential election. He said his electoral ticket was observing every step taken by the IEC members including changes in their lifestyle and their hidden meetings.
He said the National Unity Government (NUG) term is not extendable. However, he said his electoral team is not supporting chaos and protests.
Nabil suggested that President Ghani should not be allowed to appoint or dismiss officials, sign contracts or travel to provinces until re-election of a new president. He purposed that all candidates including President Ghani should not visit foreign countries until the end of the election.
Regarding the ongoing efforts for peace in Afghanistan, Nabil said the Taliban group is seeking to rule over the whole country as the Islamic Emirate. He said the group does not believe in democracy and peace.
“Taliban wants to establish an Islamic emirate in Afghanistan and then bring weak-minded people as technocrats in government,” he said.
On the allegations of sexual favors for top government positions, Nabil said that an independent justice center must be formed to independently investigate the case.
Ghani’s office has not reacted to Nabil’s comments yet.
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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