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IEC members receive AFN 100,000 monthly bonus payments
President Ghani has earmarked AFN 100,000 bonus salary for each member of the Independent Election Commission (IEC).
The recent letter, signed by President Ghani, shows that he has approved to add AFN 100,000 to the salaries of the head and members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC).
The chairman and members of the Electoral Commission had asked the president for an AFN 200,000 increment each in the first place.
Currently, Hawa Alam Nuristani, the head of the Electoral Commission, receives a fixed salary of AFN 500,000, AFN 100,000 food allowance, AFN 65,000 house rent, and AFN 10,000 for top-up cards which bring her total monthly payment to almost AFN 800,000.
Similarly, the financial privileges of members of the election commissions each amount to nearly seven hundred thousand Afghanis: the fixed salaries are 5 hundred thousand Afghanis, food allowances are 100 thousand Afghanis, and rents are 65 thousand Afghanis each with 5 thousand Afghanis of top-up cards.
On the other hand, the Electoral Commission has fired 120 employees of the organization in a new decision and has hired new people instead.
Electoral overseers, meanwhile, see this as illegal and questionable.
Ariana News tried to have the opinion of the members of the Election Commission on the matter but did not succeed.
This comes while the members of the Electoral Commission are accused of leading the election of the House of Representatives and the subsequent presidential election to the crisis, as well as favoring President Ghani.
Tajik authorities say their border guards clashed with militants who crossed into Tajikistan’s Khatlon region from Afghanistan on Tuesday night.
Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said in a statement that militants intended to carry out an armed attack on one of the border outposts.
Three militants were killed and two Tajik soldiers died in the clash. From the scene, three firearms—an M-16 rifle and a Kalashnikov assault rifle—three foreign-made pistols equipped with suppressors, ten hand grenades, one night-vision device, explosives, and other military equipment were seized, according to the committee.
This was the third reported attack from Afghanistan into Tajikistan in the past month, with the previous ones targeting Chinese nationals.
The Islamic Emirate previously said it assured Tajikistan it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations.
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Afghanistan’s first aluminum can factory launched in Herat with $120 million investment
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.
Afghanistan’s first aluminum can manufacturing plant was officially launched on Thursday in Herat province, marking a significant step toward industrial development and economic self-reliance.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.
According to officials, the Pamir factory is the first of its kind in Afghanistan and is being established with an investment of $120 million. The project will be built on 16 jeribs of land within Herat’s industrial zones.
Once completed, the factory is expected to create employment opportunities for around 1,700 Afghan citizens. Officials say the project will play a key role in boosting domestic production, reducing reliance on imports, and strengthening the national economy.
Authorities described the launch of the project as a clear sign of growing investment in the industrial sector and ongoing efforts to promote economic self-sufficiency in the country.
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