The Trans-Afghan railway project, first suggested by Uzbekistan in December 2018, proposes to extend the Afghan rail network from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kabul and then to Paktia province.
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ANP Accused of Cooperation with Criminals: Ulomi
Afghan police is accused of cooperation with criminals in heavy crimes, a senior Afghan official said on Wednesday.
“There are many complaints against Afghan police, accusations like misusing job authorities, corruption, dereliction of duty, human rights violations, cooperation with criminals and participation in heavy crimes,” Noorulhaq Ulomi minister of interior said.
Experts say police must not side any political group; they must stabilize the country without any backing any party and group.
“We have to enrich the mind of police, enough time must be allocated for their training, police is political, our police does not have access to technology, but terrorists does,” Mirza Ahmad Yarmand head of the legal and technological reforms commission said.
The minister of interior wants to bring the following changes and reforms in police ranks through the legal and technological reforms commission: To reform the national police law, to standardize police trainings and expand police training centers, revision of the traffic law and modernizing the traffic system, providing electronic and technological relations for police operations, capacity building for radio office and modernizing the technological capacities.
Another member of the commission believes that Afghan National Police have lost opportunities during the imposed war.
“Police is involved in a war which is imposed on us, war is not the job of police, police is working to bring civil order in the society, police must become expert if our police was expert Kabul Bank scandal was not happened,” Abdul Hadi Khalid, senior advisor of the legal and technological reforms commission declared.
MoI officials also stated that the European Union and the United States have pledged to provide modern devices for Afghan police which will help the police to identify the criminals easily.
Reported by: Farahnaz Froton
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Afghan prisoner stabs inmate to death in Delhi
An Afghan prisoner in Delhi stabbed another prisoner to death on Friday after a dispute over food, the Times of India reported.
The deceased was identified as Deepak Soni, who was 29-year-old.
The killer has been identified as Abdul Basir Akhundzada who is 44 years old.
Abdul Basir Akhundzadeh had been arrested in connection with a case of attempted murder in Lajpet Nagar area of New Delhi in 2019.
Soni had been arrested in connection with the case of robbery and murder in 2018.
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Afghan consul general in Mumbai Zakia Wardak resigns
Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan’s consul general in India’s Mumbai city, resigned on Saturday, following reports of gold smuggling.
The Times of India has reported that Wardak was caught at Mumbai airport with 25 kilograms of gold smuggled from Dubai.
While announcing her resignation, Wardak said on X that over the past year, she had encountered numerous personal attacks and defamation not only directed towards her but also towards her close family and extended relatives.
“These attacks, which appear to be organized, have severely impacted my ability to effectively operate in my role and have demonstrated the challenges faced by women in Afghan society who strive to modernize and bring positive change amidst ongoing propaganda campaigns,” she said.
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Trans-Afghan railway project expected to be completed by end of 2027: Uzbek official
The Trans-Afghan railway project is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev said.
“The project will help to connect three countries: Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The railroad will play an important role in the creation of the Eurasian Transport Corridor. As a result, Central Asian countries will have access to an Indian Ocean port,” he said during the III Tashkent International Investment Forum, Trend news agency reported.
The Uzbek deputy minister noted that the railroad will reduce the delivery time of goods from 35 to 5 days, and the cost of goods delivery will be reduced by at least 40 percent.
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