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Nepal bans citizens from working in Afghanistan
Nepal has banned its citizens from working in Afghanistan and has urged Canada on how and under what circumstance Nepali security guards were employed at its embassy in Kabul.
13 Nepali workers were killed and 6 others injured on June 20 in PD9 of Kabul city when a Taliban suicide bomber targeted their minibus on the way to their job at the Canadian embassy.
The country has also requested Canadian authorities to ensure the safety and security of other Nepalis still working with the countries’ diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan, The Himalayan Times reported on Monday.
A total of 147 Nepali security guards used to work at the Canadian mission in Kabul and at least 24 of them have returned home after the attack.
One of the returnees, Satya Narayan Shrestha of Lamjung has told The Himalayan Times that other Nepalis also wanted to return home as soon as possible because of security risks.
He claimed that the Taliban — which has claimed responsibility for the attack — had asked money from Sabre International, a British security consultancy firm and warned they would ‘eliminate’ the Nepali guards in case they failed to get it. “They targeted us because the company refused to give money and took their warnings very lightly,” he said.
Immediately after the attack, the Afghan Ministry of Interior announced that 5 Afghan civilians were also injured in the attack on Nepali security guards minibus.
Taliban has always used suicide bombers as a weapon of their choice to target Afghan security forces and their foreign allies in Afghanistan.
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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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