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Government ‘Fully Prepared’ for Geneva Conference: ARG
The Presidential Palace (ARG) says the government has implemented more than 50 percent of the commitments being made with the International community and that “fully prepared” to take part in upcoming Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.
The Geneva conference which will be held on November 27-28 in the capital of Switzerland aimed at demonstrating the progress and commitments of the Afghan government with the international community towards development and reform.
The conference will also be crucial in measuring results against the $15.2 billion committed by the international community for Afghanistan in 2016.
The President’s Office Spokesman Mohammad Haroon Chakhansoori said that Afghanistan is not expecting further aid at Geneva conference but will ask for mutual cooperation of the countries in reaching to “self-sufficiency” and a sustainable economy.
Good governance, tackling cooperation, and strengthening national budget are among the key commitments of the Afghan government with the international community.
Some government watchdog groups which are also expected to attend the Geneva Conference said that they will ask for “conditions-based” assistance of the international community for the Afghan government.
“Our main demand is that conditions should be set for the Afghan government so that if they failed to implement its commitments, the international community’s aid for Afghanistan will be stopped,” said Naser Temory, a researcher at Integrity Watch Afghanistan.
The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan will be held between two pledging conferences: the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan (2016) and the next pledging conference due to be held in 2020. 62 countries and representatives of more than 35 international organizations are expected to attend the Geneva Conference.
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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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