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Loya Jirga’s Agenda Is Unknown Yet: Participants
Members of the Consultative Loya Jirga on Peace have no idea what will be discussed in the upcoming Jirga, some of the participants said on Saturday.
“So far it is unknown what issues will be discussed in this Jirga. It is clear that the objective of the Jirga is peace but what issues will be discussed to reach to this objective, what is important is unknown yet,” said Rahmatullah Ziarmal, a participant from eastern Nangarhar province.
Sayed Ahmad Jawadi, another participant said that he hasn’t received the agenda of the Jirga yet.
Most of the critics say that campaign for President Ashraf Ghani is the main part of the Peace Jirga but participants say they will only discuss peace and reconciliation in the Jirga.
“I’m not here to campaign for elections, we are here for the sake of peace,” said Sediqa, a member of the Jirga.
Meanwhile, Ziaulhaq Amarkhail an official appointed by President Ghani to organize the Jirga said the agenda of the Jirga will be distributed on Sunday.
“Staff of Loya Jirga Secretariat will describe the goal, the agenda and timetable of the Jirga to the participants and we are fully prepared,” Amarkhail said.
Meanwhile, Hamid Nezami the Head of “Kabul Youth Council” claims that he secured the highest vote but someone else was chosen instead of him.
“I received the highest vote but when I went to receive my card I was told someone else has been chosen instead of you,” Mr. Nezami said.
The Consultative Peace Jirga is due to be organized on April 29 in the capital Kabul where around 3,000 people from all walks of society will come together to discuss peace and reconciliation with the Taliban insurgent group.
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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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