Army Chief Pledges to Secure Major Cities, Highways tolonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tolonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MPs Blame Taliban for Rise in Violence as US Exit Begins
Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Parliament, blamed the Taliban for the increase in violence and said that hundreds of civilians and security force members are killed in clashes every day as US troops are leaving.
The lawmakers expected heads of security agencies to appear on Monday session, but the officials had traveled to Ghazni and the session was postponed for Wednesday.
The US started the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan on May 1st. On Sunday, US forces handed over a military camp to Afghan forces in Helmand province.
As US Troops Withdraw, Afghan Politicians Call for Unity
Politicians on Monday said that the country will move toward a crisis after the full withdrawal of international troops if a political consensus on the republic side of the peace process is not achieved.
Zabihullah Mujaddedi, head of the Jabha-e-Milli Nejat-e-Afghanistan, who recently met with President Ghani, said that the president has begun efforts to create a national, political consensus around the peace process, and Mujaddedi suggested that rigorous efforts should be sustained.
Ghani has had separate meetings with known political figures over the last few days, including Mohammad Mohaqiq, Zabihullah Mujaddedi, Haji Din Mohammad, Saadat Mansoor Naderi, Mir Rahman Rahmani and Fazl Hadi Muslimyar.
MPs Angry as 7 Ministries, Central Bank Still Run by Caretakers tolonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tolonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MPs Angry as 7 Ministries, Central Bank Still Run by Caretakers
Seven ministries and the Central Bank are still being run by caretakers acting leaders unconfirmed by Parliament over the last eight months. Despite promises, the government so far has not made any attempt to introduce new faces to the institutions.
The issue was widely debated in the Parliament on Monday as Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani said the continuation of the caretaking trend will affect the government’s legitimacy.
Other MPs said that in recent days, figures close to the president have been appointed to different institutions and directorates, but the government is intentionally delaying responses to the lawmakers’ demands for the introduction of new nominees for the ministries.