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Gov’t’s Interference in IEC Questions Transparency of Elections: Ahadi
Anwarulhaq Ahadi, chairman of the Afghanistan’s New National Front says the government is interfering in affairs of Election Commission (IEC) and it questions Transparency of the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections.
On Friday, Independent Election Commission announced July 7th of 2018 as the final date for holding the elections; however, Ahadi said the government has “obvious” interference in decision-makings of IEC.
“We are not accepting the Independency of the commission. Based on our information certain government figures are interfering in affairs of the Commission,” Ahadi said.
Despite welcoming the schedule for elections, the leader of the Afghanistan’s New National Front stressed that the government has always violated the Constitution.
“We are welcoming the elections date despite it should have been set two months before. The government is violating the law and there shouldn’t be deception of the people,” Ahadi added.
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UNHRC approves national human rights report on Afghanistan
The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva Nasir Ahmad Andisha says the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved the national human rights report on Afghanistan.
Ahmad Andisha said at the Geneva meeting that after comprehensive reviews, 243 recommendations from 70 countries show the worsening of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
In the review of the human rights situation in Afghanistan in the fourth period, 243 opinions were received from 70 countries, who expressed concern about the worsening human rights situation and suggested that an impartial and independent investigation be conducted on human rights violations in Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate has always considered human rights as an internal issue and emphasized that human rights, especially women’s rights, are more secure in the country than ever before.
“The Islamic and Sharia rights of all Afghan citizens are guaranteed. The Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring the rights of its citizens,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, IEA’s deputy spokesman.
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IEA’s deputy PM invited to Russia to participate in an international meeting
Russian ambassador in Kabul, Dmitry Zhirnov, on Sunday invited the political deputy prime minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir to participate in an international meeting that is expected to be held in Kazan city, Tatarstan.
According to a statement issued by the deputy PM’s office, in his meeting with the Russian ambassador, Kabir thanked him for the invitation to this meeting and said that relations between Russia and Afghanistan are important and friendly and Russian businessmen should invest in Afghanistan.
He added that relations between Moscow and Kabul benefit both sides and can help development and stability in the region.
According to the statement, the Russian envoy said that his country is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in various fields and wants to expand bilateral relations.
He added that cooperation and increased interaction between the Islamic Emirate and Russia can contribute to stability and economic development in the region.
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Hundreds of families displaced due to floods in Ghor
The Directorate of Migration Affairs in Ghor says one person was killed, two were injured and more than 500 families displaced due to Saturday’s floods in two districts of the province.
The directorate added that floods occurred in Murghab and Chaharsada districts of Ghor, which affected more than ten villages in Marghab district and six villages in Chaharsada district.
According to the directorate, 55 shops, and 10 residential houses have been destroyed and the roads between the two districts are also blocked.
The directorate quoted Mir Ahmad Mosamem, the head of migrant affairs in Ghor, as saying that families from their original places are living in the open air in the mountains and are in urgent need of basic assistance.
According to him, the possibility of more losses is expected.
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