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Dozens of Documents Are Pending to Be Processed in Parliament

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The State Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs (SMPA) said on Saturday that more than a hundred legislative and international documents alongside with the documents of the candidate ministers are pending due to tensions in the lower house of Parliament.

“We have sent 92 legislative documents, 22 international documents, and dozens of the nominee ministers for processing to the Parliament but they are pending due to the absence of the House Speaker,” said Zekrullah Farzaei, the Spokesperson for SMPA.

The tensions in the lower house of Parliament over the selection of the Speaker are continuing for one month.

Though the Parliaments is independent in selecting its administrative panel, SMPA says they can cooperate in solving the challenges if requested.

At the same time, a number of lawmakers in the Parliament stress that the discussions over the selection of the Speaker have ended but some specific circles do not want the Speaker to begin his job.

“Based on the election, the winner of the election is clear according to the casted votes and the Parliament’s internal affairs principles. There are specific circles which are being directed from outside of the Parliament to create challenges inside the house,” said Mohammad Reza Khosh Watandost, an MP from Herat province.

“We are concerned about the current situation of the Parliament. Mr. Rahmani should begin his job as the House Speaker,” said Iqbal Safi, and MP from Kapisa province.

Meanwhile, some of the Kabul residents criticize the ongoing tensions in the Parliament.

“The people’s problems have increased. We want the nation’s house to solve the people’s problems not to create the problems by itself,” said Saleem Faqeri, a Kabul resident.

“The measures should be taken for solving the challenges disregarding the ethnic issues. Otherwise, the ethnic issues hurt the Parliament,” said Ajmal Amini, another Kabul resident.

The tensions in the Parliament erupted after Mir Rahman Rahmani, an MP from Parwan province, was announced as the House Speaker at the end of the election process but his rival Kamal Naser Osuli, an MP from Khost province, refused to accept Rahmani’s win.

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Kabul police summons Afghan YouTuber Hamayon

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Afghanistan’s YouTuber Hamayon Afghan was summoned to the police station for publishing a woman’s interview without her permission, Kabul police said.

The spokesman of Kabul Police Khalid Zadran said Friday on X that Hamayon interviewed an old woman and published the report without her permission.

“After the interview, the interviewee’s family complained to the police and the police summoned Hamayon Afghan to the police station,” said Zadran.

Zadran stated that police are working to solve the problem with the two sides’ agreement as soon as possible.

He urges people to avoid posting rumors on the issue.

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Contract worth $53 million signed for construction of last section of Khaf–Herat railway

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(Last Updated On: March 29, 2024)

A contract worth $53 million was signed Thursday for the construction of the last section of Khaf-Herat railway that connects Afghanistan with Iran.

The contract was signed between Afghanistan Railway Authority and Gamma Group in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, his office said in a statement.

The segment is 47-kilometer long, stretching from Rabat Parian to Herat International Airport and the Industrial Town, according to the statement.

It added that completion and standard operational readiness are expected within approximately two years.

“Upon its completion, this segment will integrate the Khaf-Herat regional connectivity project with Iran’s significant seaports and facilitate access to Europe via the Turkish railway network,” the statement said.

“Furthermore, traversing Afghan territory, it will bolster commercial exchanges between Central and South Asia. Notably, this project’s realization will enable the expansion of railway networks into Farah, Nimruz, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces,” it added.

Gamma operates across Europe and Asia in multiple sectors including construction, renewable energy, power transmission, mining, railways among others.

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US urges IEA to fulfill counter-terrorism commitments

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The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism.

“We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism, and we continue to push the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) to fulfill all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community,” the department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

He reiterated that the United States had clearly communicated to the IEA that it’s their responsibility to ensure that “they give no safe haven to terrorists, whether it be Al Qaeda or ISIS-K or any other terrorist organization”.

Miller also reassured US allies that Washington was closely watching the developments in Afghanistan and was ready to deal with any threat emerging from the region.

“We remain vigilant against the evolving threat of these terrorist groups, and our global coalition to defeat ISIS and the C5+1 help intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent their ability to raise funds, travel, and spread propaganda,” he said.

C5+1 refers to a diplomatic platform involving the five Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgy­zstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and the United States. It serves as a forum for discussing and addressing regional issues such as security, economic development, and cooperation.

“The United States remains vigilant against the evolving threat posed by terrorist groups, including ISIS-K, and has maintained an unwavering focus on terrorism since President Joe Biden took office three years ago,” Miller said.

The US, he said, was “working both unilaterally and with its partners to successfully disrupt threats across the globe and degrade ISIS”.

“We will continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions and to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western countries,” Miller said.

This comes as IEA has repeatedly said that it is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan soil against any other country.

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