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Only 30 percent of Kandahar police service members are on duty: Governor
Seventy percent of Afghan national police service members in southern Kandahar province have left their duties, local officials claimed.
Kandahar provincial Governor Hayatullah Hayat, however, told Ariana News that the government is trying to mobilize police forces in the province.
“Only 30 percent of the police service members are on duty right now. The rest of them, which is 70 percent, has been disbanded, but we are trying to mobilize forces and reestablish the checkpoints."
This comes as Arghandab, Zherai, Panjwai, Maiwand, and Dand districts witnessed heavy clashes in the past two months that displaced thousands of civilians.
Meanwhile, at least 300 outposts have been collapsed into the hands of the Taliban militants, sources said, adding that in some cases police abandoned the posts "without firing a bullet."
Senator Asif Sediqi, a member of a delegation which is Kandahar to review the security situation of the province, stated: “Unfortunately, most of the 300 outposts were collapse without resistance.”
According to the reports, the Taliban insurgents have increased attacks against the security forces in Kandahar. The group has carried out 28 car bomb attacks in the province in recent months.
Reporter: Farshad Saleh
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Wednesday that the Islamic Emirate is committed to freedom of media and their activities within the framework of Islamic principles.
In his meeting with officials from several media outlets and supporting organizations, Mujahid stressed the need for increased cooperation between government institutions and the media.
He said that the IEA is working to create a better environment for media activities in the country.
The Government Media and Information Center reported that media officials shared some existing issues regarding access to information with the spokesperson of the IEA and requested solutions to these challenges.
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said Wednesday that the Islamic Emirate prioritizes poverty reduction and job opportunities.
Addressing the National Conference on Microfinance Opportunities and Challenge”, Baradar stated that beneficiaries of microfinance initiatives include needy Afghans, traders, and small business owners, and that working with these groups is a shared goal of the IEA and the international community.
Participants at the conference included members of the cabinet, representatives from the UN, the EU, the World Bank country director to Afghanistan, ambassadors to Kabul, officials from international and domestic organizations, and a number of investors and businesspeople.
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology said on Wednesday that the costs of data, phone calls and internet packages will be cut by between 14 and 36 percent by all service providers.
Najibullah Haqqani, the acting minister, said at a press conference that a one-minute phone call between the same network will cost 1.30 afghanis, and between different networks it will cost 1.40 afghanis per minute, down from 1.85.
One GB of data, valid for a month, will be set at 95 afghanis, down from 110 afghanis. This is a 14% drop in price, he said.
He also said text messages between subscribers on the same network will cost 1.30 afghanis per message.
Haqqani also stated that 800 new mobile phone sites, including towers, have been established in remote areas and 1,000 inactive sites have been reactivated.
In addition, Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (ATRA) said of the 26 million SIM cards in use, 14 million have been registered under the new administration.
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