Government should be cautious on top posts

The Afghanistan government is making the specialized posts in the ministries political, President’s special representative said.

Ahmad Zia Masood, special representative of President for reforms and good governance in European Union conference has said that currently some of groups are trying to abuse the government of national unity that cause the continuation of corruption in government agencies.

He called on President to not make the specialized posts political.

Masood also reminded of fake documents made by Afghanistan judicial institutions for land grabbers.

President’s envoy emphasized that the judicial institutions did not know anything of religious and social science.

Ahamd Zia Masood added that partnership among civil society groups and between them and the government was essential for addressing political, social and economic challenges.

Simultaneously, the minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Nasir Ahamd Durani said, “Those ministers, lawyers and individuals who are in the leadership of the government and do corruption should be executed.”

This comes as Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, European Union special envoy for Afghanistan said lack of programs to fight against corruption caused the increase of this phenomenon.

The United States and other donors should seize on the political and public momentum to combat corruption in Afghanistan. It is essential to accelerate plans to assist Kabul in developing an arsenal of tools aimed at increasing accountability and transparency while reducing corruption and graft.

Although corruption in Afghanistan cannot be eliminated overnight, it could be significantly reduced, and even modest improvements in public accountability will substantially enhance the legitimacy of the new government.

As Afghanistan seeks to stand on its own, the national unity government cannot afford to appear indifferent to the anger many Afghans feel toward an entrenched elite widely perceived to be motivated more by greed than by a spirit of public service.

Likewise, the frustration of the American public over revelations of the massive scale of fraud and waste of U.S. taxpayer funds in Afghanistan must be considered.