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Ghani Is Ready to Negotiate with Presidential Candidates: ARG

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The Afghan Presidential Palace (Arg) on Saturday announced that President Ashraf Ghani is ready to negotiate with the protesting presidential candidates regarding the extension of his tenure beyond May 22.

“The President actions are based on the laws of the country, especially whatever the President has done after being registered as a candidate. The President is ready for any constructive discussion in this regard,” said Durrani Waziri, a Spokesperson for the President.

The announcement comes after the Stability and Partnership electoral ticket led by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Friday said that the concerns regarding the extension of National Unity Government’s tenure are negotiable. Abdullah asked for restricting the authorities of President in using government resources for electoral campaigns.

“The obstinacy of the government with the presidential candidates adds to the problems. Treating the major national issues obstinately can have bad consequences,” said Assadullah Saadati, the running-mate of CE Abdullah.

Meanwhile, the presidential candidates stress that the government should guarantee that it is not interfering in the election process and will not misuse the government resources for campaigning purposes.

“The President has to listen to the presidential candidates and give a guarantee that he is not misusing the government resources for his personal benefit during the election. In addition, he should show his commitment for holding a transparent election,” said Faramarz Tamana, a presidential candidate.

Based on the country’s Constitution, the legal tenure of the National Unity Government led by President Ghani ended on May 22.

However, due to the postponement of the presidential election to September 28, the Supreme Court extended Ghani’s service term until the re-election of a new president.

At least 11 presidential candidates and some political parties opposed the move and warned of holding widespread protests against the continuation of the government after May 22.

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Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology reported.

The quake was at a depth of 70km and epicentered in the mountainous north-eastern area of Ashkāsham.

The jolt was felt across the region including in Kabul, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.

In October last year, over 2,000 people were killed when four 6.3-magnitude earthquakes struck in Herat province.

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Bayat Foundation helps needy families in Balkh

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

As part of Bayat Foundation’s Ramadan aid campaign, needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif, in Balkh province, received much needed food packages this week.

The aid package includes rice, flour and oil.

“In continuation of Bayat Foundation’s assistance, this time also a quantity of food such as flour, oil and rice was distributed to needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif; Inshallah, these contributions will continue,” said a representative of the foundation.

Needy families that received aid packages expressed their gratitude but called on other aid organizations to help the needy during these difficult times.

“Many thanks to Bayat Foundation, I thank Bayat Foundation for helping the needy and poor people of this region,” said a recipient said.

“I would like to thank Bayat Foundation for their cooperation in helping the needy in this holy month of Ramadan; it is hoped that traders and charities will do such sustainable work,” said another recipient.

Bayat Foundation is one of the charitable organizations that has played an important role in helping the needy in Afghanistan over the last two decades.

In addition to distributing aid packages to needy and vulnerable families, it has carried out numerous other projects, including the construction of health centers and schools.

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MoI registers over 8,700 criminal cases in the past six months

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Abdul Matin Qani, the Ministry of Interior’s spokesman said on Thursday that in the last six months, 8,747 criminal cases have been recorded across the country.

Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Qani said of these cases, 7,233 have been solved while the remaining 1,525 are still being investigated.

He said 12,540 people have been arrested in connection with these crimes.

In addition, 21 kidnappers have been killed, 18 hostages have been freed and 172 people have been arrested in connection with kidnappings in the same period of time.

Qani also said in the last six months 837,000 passports have been distributed. He said three new passport offices will be established in Kabul in the near future.

“10,000 passports are distributed to citizens daily by the Passport Department,” said Qani.

On the issue of narcotics, he said drug cultivation, production and trafficking has been eradicated. He said drug manufacturing equipment and 377 drug factories have been destroyed across the country.

According to him, the ministry has also made advances in collecting illegal weapons, fighting corruption and improving police skills.

Qani stated that during this period, no security incidents took place in most provinces across the country.

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