Afghanistan to make Commitments for Transparency in London: Presidential Spokesman

London Summit which will take place on Thursday 4 December 2014 is the first opportunity for the National Unity Government of Afghanistan to gain international support and commitments for Afghanistan.

Nazifullah Salarzoy, spokesman of the President said,” Afghanistan will declare to her allies that we do not want to be tied with International Community Supports forever, But Afghanistan will make a commitment to spend the international supported funds transparently and efficiently as long as we are self-sustained economically.”

Seema Samar, Head of Independent Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan believes that Afghan Government and the International Community must make commitments to improve Afghan people livelihood.

“As a human rights activist I ask the National Unity Government and International Community to focus their projects based on human rights values to institutionalize the Human Rights, She said, International Community must not make a mistake to leave Afghanistan isolated as they did in 1990s, because they haven’t completed their jobs in Afghanistan yet.”

In addition, Deputy of the House Speaker, Sediq Ahmad Osmani on Wednesday session said that if London Summit does not bring positive changes in Afghans live, Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Representatives) will make an inquiry to boycott the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) and Kabul-NATO Status of Force Agreements (SOFA).

These statements come after both Houses of Afghan Parliament approved BSA and SOFA Agreements during special sessions recently.

Furthermore, The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan also called for continued international assistance to Afghanistan to tackle the current challenges.

The London Conference on Afghanistan will provide a platform for the government of Afghanistan to set out its vision for reform and for the international community to demonstrate enduring solidarity and support for Afghanistan.