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MPs Alarmed over Collapse of Provinces; Stressing on New War Strategy
The ongoing security situation in the country is very shocking and President Ghani should create a new war strategy, chairman of the lower house of parliament said on Monday.
Chairman of parliament, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi has declared that the regional intelligence attempts to intensify war in Afghanistan and uses any option to reach the target, but the government should be fully prepared against these conspiracies.
“War has been intensified in several provinces of the country, and we are witnessing difficult situations. We urge the president to find a new war strategy that can be a response against these threats,” said Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, chairman of the parliament.
Meanwhile, a number of parliament members emphasized on addressing the problems of security situations in insecure provinces, particularly Kunduz and Helmand provinces; otherwise they would fall to insurgent groups in the nearest time.
“Kunduz province has a critical situation and the armed oppositions have taken the control of many parts. The war has been intensified and there is the possibility of provinces to collapse if the problems not addressed,” said Fatima Aziz, representative of Kunduz said.
Representative of Kandahar, Shekiba Hashemi also said, “Insecurity has reached to its peak, particularly in Helmand province. These problems should be seriously addressed.”
The security situation worsens, as 5,100 civilians were killed or maimed in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2016.
The situation in the southern region is worsening as the militants assault security checkpoints in the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan.
Among these provinces, Helmand is in the worst situation coming under Taliban’s pressure in recent days.
The situation in Uruzgan is worst for the last 15 years, as head of the provincial council describes, referring to the conflicts since the Taliban’s regime was overthrown by the US-led international invasion in 2001.
He has estimated that 200 policemen and soldiers were killed only in May, saying that 300 more were injured.
Security forces are doing their best to keep the control of the area, but they can’t because logistics supplies are not delivered on time, according to this provincial official.
The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.
Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.
He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.
Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.
Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”
He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.
Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.
Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.
This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.
The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
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