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Families of 31 men kidnapped in Zabul demanding government to safely return their beloveds home
Families of the hostages who were kidnapped around twenty days ago by unknown armed gunmen are demanding the government to seriously endeavor to release their beloved passengers safely.
Mohammad Zahir who is the brother of one of the abducted passengers said,” we are asking the government to free our families using any possible way, this is the government obligation to protect their citizens safety and I ask this as a citizen of Afghanistan”.
“Their imprisonment means the whole nation is being taken hostage, unfortunately the government has not expressed their condolence to any member of the 31 kidnapped passengers and they haven’t provided any information on their exact location yet,” Khuda Yar Naibzada another young boy who is looking after his beloved family members said.Today a political activist Zulfiqar Omid who is currently the leader of Labor and Development Party of Afghanistan (LDPA) demonstrated in front of Afghanistan’s Parliament by opening a protest tent in reaction to the so-called “the government negligence” to free the hostages.
Mr. Omid asked for practical solutions to this issue during an interview with Ariana News saying,” we are calling on the NUG and the Afghan Parliament to release the 31 beloved and innocent passengers who were kidnapped by masked Taliban”.Afghan Parliament administrative secretary pledges that the House of Representatives will undertake any possible option to free the abducted passengers and will force the government to act accordingly as well.
Abdul Rauf Enami, Secretary of the House Speaker said,” the National Assembly will use all available options to release the abducted passengers; we will not be reckless and will use all our legitimate authorities to free these beloveds”.
Currently Afghan security forces are struggling to trace the kidnappers who are believed to be local Taliban insurgents, but yet they have failed to free the hostages though they have preformed a wide operation which has killed dozens of militants.
About twenty days ago masked gunmen kidnapped 31 passengers belong to the Hazara ethnic minority from two buses in southern Khak Afghan district of Zabul province and now it is believed that they have been taken to different unknown locations by Taliban insurgents.
Reported by: Rafi Sediqi
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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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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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