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IEA orders shopkeepers in Kabul to attend congregational prayers
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has ordered shopkeepers in some areas in the Afghan capital Kabul to attend congregational prayers in mosques five times a day.
Officials of the ministry confirmed the move during a press conference as part of government’s accountability program.
Authorities have also warned against singing or playing songs in ceremonies.
“The letter has been announced to PD 7 and shopkeepers have been asked not to lease musical instruments to anyone,” said Akif Muhajir, a spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.
At the conference, officials also said that more than 800 people who were underage or drug-addicted or having an appearance not conforming to Sharia were removed from the ranks of security forces.
“We worked to purge underage and corrupt people from the ranks of the Islamic Emirate forces,” said Abdul Rahman Munir, military deputy of the ministry of virtue and vice.
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is one of IEA’s key institutions. It has around 8,000 rules-enforcement officers.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has approved a plan to grant foreign investors residency permits ranging from one to ten years in exchange for investment in the country.
The decision was endorsed during a regular meeting of the Economic Commission, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
According to a statement from the deputy PM’s office, a designated committee has been tasked with determining the length of residency based on the volume of investment, which will be categorized under specific criteria.
The Ministry of Interior has announced the delivery of several new, modern cars to the General Directorate of Traffic Police, replacing the older fleet that consisted mostly of trucks.
According to a ministry statement, the new vehicles, equipped with special traffic police colors, markings, and modern equipment, are expected to play a key role in maintaining traffic order in cities and on main roads, preventing accidents, and providing faster services to the public.
Azerbaijan has released 14 Afghan nationals from its prisons, Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
The ministry said in a statement that the release happened following efforts by Afghanistan’s embassy in Baku.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its appreciation to Azerbaijan and relevant authorities for their cooperation and humanitarian action. It also reaffirmed that the IEA will continue to follow up on and resolve the cases of Afghan prisoners.
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