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MPs React to Atta Noor’s Dismissal
Members of the Lower House of parliament harshly reacted on Wednesday after President Ashraf Ghani fired Atta Mohammad Noor from his position as Balkh governor.
“The National Unity Government is a coalition government and Ustad Atta is one part of this coalition. Why he was dismissed? Did he make any crime? Did he commit a national treason? Those who claim he has embezzled? Can they prove this?,” Abdul Rauf Inamee, a member of parliament representing Badakhshan province questioned.
Another lawmaker, Sayed Ali Kazemi, asked the government to pay more attention as they are making decisions about dismissal of governors to avoid a gap.
“If a small mistake take place, there is no doubt that the enemy will benefit a lot. Today, you know that Afghanistan’s foreigner enemies and circles inside the country are plotting to take Afghanistan into a worse situation,” Kazemi said.
At the same time, some parliamentarians called Noor’s dismissal a normal move in the governance process, urging him to avoid any confrontation with the central government.
“I’m asking the governor of Balkh to leave his post quietly and patiently to someone else from Mazar or Jamiat party,” MP Naseema Niazi, representing Helmand province said.
This comes as the powerful governor of Balkh has rejected his resignation, vowing to fight his ouster.
Jamiat-e-Islami party, one of Afghanistan’s main political party, on Tuesday announced its support for Noor and called on President Ghani to review his illegitimate decision.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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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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