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Ghani Surprisingly Responds to His Critics
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani responds to his critics who accused him of monopolizing the power and called on the new Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan to submit their reform suggestions.
Leaders of three political parties, all of whom hold senior positions in the government, recently announced from Turkey that they have formed a coalition to save Afghanistan from chaos, issued a list of demands for reforms by President Ghani.
Regarding the new political coalition between the first vice-President, second deputy of Executive Office, and Jamiat-e Islami Ghani said, “The Afghan government is a participatory system and no decision was taken without the presence of political leaders.
During his remarks, President Ghani seemed to point at the second deputy of Executive Officer who accused him of being nervous. He said, “The reason of my silence was not fear, it was unity.”
Ghani in a part of his statements said, “Let’s see who will shout and cry.”
The second deputy of Executive Officer, Muhammad Muhaqiq has previously accused Ghani of monopolizing the power and called him a dictator.
On the subject of his first vice president, Ghani noted the Gen. Dostum case is judiciary and he has gone to Turkey for treatment with the permission of the Attorney General.
He called Atta Muhammad Noor, a well known politician and said he hopes Noor acts responsibly in political affairs.
President Ghani cleared his position against the new coalition by saying, “Da Gaz Da Maidan” a Pashtu proverb an equivalent to “bring it on” in English.
The three members of the Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan have promised to hold mass protests until their demands are met.
The Afghan President has always been accused of monopolizing the power, but what is his answer to all these criticisms?
Ghani said, “No one has taken decision without the presence of political leaders. The critics are not members of the security council to see no decision was taken out of the council.”
Regarding the concerns of U.S. Senator John MacCain, Ghani said, “U.S. strategy toward Afghanistan is positive as you can see in action. U.S. president allocates $ 860 million to our air force.”
About Afghanistan’s policy toward the regional countries, particularly Pakistan and Iran, Ghani said, “Our policy is clear.” He warned to never allow Afghanistan changes to a safe haven for international terrorists.
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
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.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
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.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
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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