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Ministers Not Attend Ministerial Meeting As Gov’t Experiences Challenges
Some key cabinet Ministers of National Unity Government (NUG) did not attend the weekly Ministerial council meeting regularly led by the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in the past one year since the country is experiencing various challenges, amid officials at Chief Executive Office urged that Ministers are invited 5 days in advance to attend the meeting.
Minister of Finance Mohammad Iklil Hakimi attended twice the meeting while Minister of Defense participated few times, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani missed to attend the meeting in the past several months.
Chairman of the Ahmad Shah Masoud Foundation Ahmad Wali Masoud said, “There is one person in the name of the Dr. Ashraf Ghani trying to monopolize the power, therefore it discouraged most of the Ministers not to attend the weekly Minister’s council meeting held on Mondays but the Deputies.”
Officials at Chief Executive Office urged that all Ministers are invited even 4 up to 5 days in advance to attend the Weekly Minister’s council meeting the Ministers instead the deputies to attend the meeting.
Chief Executive Deputy Spokesman Jawid Faisal said, “Ministers are invited even 4 up to 5 days earlier to attend the Ministerial weekly council meeting, in some cases either Ministers are on visit in abroad or busy evaluating the provincial projects.”
Most of the directions and guidelines given by the chief executive seem not to be practiced or implemented by Ministers.
Political expert Ahmad Saiedi said, “Ministers do not valorize the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah rank, sometimes Deputy Ministers attend the weekly Ministerial meeting, most of the directions given were implemented.”
Most believe that by division of the National Unity Government, Chief Executive position lost its values, therefore Ministers are not trying to attend the weekly Minister’s meeting led by the Abdullah Abdullah.
Reported by: Bias Hayat
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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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