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Over 6 million Afghan Children socially challenged
Up to 44% of Afghan children are deprived of their rights to seeking education – child protection law ought to be strictly enforced, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Say.
The second deputy of the president in the program for the mutual strategy for protection of kids said, “The disagreement about the kid’s protection rule in the parliament is not serious and the MPs must put an end to it.”
The pathologic researches have shown that six million Afghan kids are facing great risks of social harm. The Afghan government and UNICEF have signed a two-year mutual agreement on the protection of kids. The basis of this agreement is on helping those children who are deprived of proper education. Based on the Ministry of Jobs and Social Affairs, 44 percent of children in Afghanistan are deprived of proper education, most of whom are girls.
“Six million kids are facing social risks, three million of whom are in severe condition. 44 percent of children in Afghanistan are not going to school, and they need to be legally supported through wise implementation of kid’s protection rules.” Says Sayed Anwar Sadat – Acting Minister of Jobs and Social Affairs
While the issue of supporting disable kids in Afghanistan is deemed very necessary, there is no official organization for this aim until now. Girls are found to be more vulnerable to this matter. UNICEF says that war and poverty have provided the platform for misuse of kids in Afghanistan.
“The main reason for the Afghan children being exposed to severe risks of misuse is war and poverty. Mutual efforts are needed for the settlement of these challenges. UNICEF is committed to providing support for the Afghan government to help children in this country,” says Shymaseen Gupta – UNICEF Regional Head in Afghanistan.
“Nothing is done for disable children, more specifically those with mental disabilities. Girls are far more vulnerable in this concern,” says Sima Samar – Minister on Human Rights Affairs
The second deputy of the president says that great steps have been taken for immunizing the children’s rights from a legal perspective. But due to conflict and low standards of life, these rules have not been properly implemented. He also requested the parliament to come to an agreement on the children’s protection rule.
“There is no serious disagreement, but, just a minor issue about the rule for protecting children’s rights. We want the parliament to settle this issue through healthy discussions” says Sarwar Danish – Second Deputy of the President
The rule for the protection of children’s rights has been dishonored due to conflicts between the MPs after once being endorsed.
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Girls’ education is a ‘vital issue’ for Afghanistan: Karzai
Former president Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador and special representative, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, that education of girls was a “vital issue” for Afghanistan.
Karzai said he appreciated Iran’s cooperation and its standing with the Afghan people, especially Iran’s contributions to education in Afghanistan.
During the meeting, Karzai said peace and stability in the region are in the interest of all regional countries.
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Uzbekistan’s humanitarian aid arrives in Balkh
A shipment of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan was handed over on Thursday to the local officials of Balkh province in the trade port of Hairatan.
Local authorities said the aid, which includes flour, oil, wheat, sugar and meat, has been handed over by Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya governor to the governor of Balkh.
The governor of Surkhandarya stated the purpose of sending this aid was to support the people of Afghanistan and stressed the need for the development of good relations between the two countries.
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Afghanistan’s problems caused more damage to Pakistan than 3 wars with India: Durrani
Islamabad’s special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani said on Wednesday that Pakistan has suffered more due to Afghanistan’s internal situation than Pakistan has suffered in three wars with India in terms of blood spilt and finances drained.
Durrani said at a one-day International Conference titled “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape”, which was organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), that over 80,000 Pakistanis died in the two decades of the War on Terror and that his country was still counting its dead and injured.
“After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was hoped that peace in Afghanistan would bring peace to the region. However, such expectations were short-lived,” he said.
He also stated that attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group on Pakistan’s border areas increased by 65 percent, while suicide attacks increased by 500 percent.
“The TTP’s enhanced attacks on Pakistan while using Afghan soil have been a serious concern for Pakistan. Another worrying aspect is the participation of Afghan nationals in these attacks,” he said.
Durrani also said Pakistan had suffered geopolitically since the Soviet Union invaded the neighboring country.
“The post-9/11 world order has negatively impacted Pakistan. Apart from losing 80,000 citizens’ lives, including 8,000 law enforcement agency personnel, the country’s economic opportunity cost is estimated at $150 billion,” Durrani said.
Talking about the future outlook for Pakistan in the regional context, Durrani said that while “our eastern neighbor is likely to continue with its anti-Pakistan pursuits, the western border poses an avoidable irritant in the short to medium term.”
However, he said Pakistan can overcome its difficulties with Afghanistan, including the TTP challenge.
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