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MoAL accepts thousand hectares of land canals grabbed in Nangarhar
Following Ariananews exclusive report, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (M0AL) now accepts that thousands hectares of land canals have been grabbed in Nangarhar.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture officials, the list of nearly 1,100 names of those who involved in land canals grabbing has been sent to the Council of Ministers.
The ministry noted that Nangarhar canal project schemed on 31 hectares of lands which now a large part of these lands has been grabbed.
Officials said that one farm in an area of two thousand hectares is also among the grabbed lands.
According to MoAL’s information regarding the grabbed lands, areas that have been grabbed illegally by the government departments is 276 hectares.
It has been said that these lands have been given in contracts but the ministry of agriculture claims that no contracts have been accepted due to presidential decree since 2012.
MoAL emphasized that a $ 25 million contract has been signed with Asian Development Bank to protect the canal project and efforts are underway to restore the canals.
Land grabbing has been posed a major challenge for Afghanistan as tens of thousands of hectares of government owned lands have been illegally seized or grabbed by local warlords and powerful officials across the country and returning it back to the government has remained a mystery.
Afghanistan is one of the countries where epidemic corruption speaks first, but the issue of land grabbing is said to be the most dangerous issue for the future of the country.
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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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