Increased security threats raise concerns among MPs

Parliament concerns over the increased insecurity in the country and accuse the National Unity Government for inefficiency.

A number of the lawmakers argue that if the government continues to neglect the security threats the tribal elders and local strongmen will begin to fight against the insurgents by themselves reasoning it will take the government toward bureaucracy.

“The security situation is worse and the government is losing its territory day by day. Security threats have reached to the highways, the public and influential people have prepared themselves to defend their areas, it is the indication of a bureaucratic government in the future which is dangerous, because based on the law the government is obliged to insure the security,” Abdul Rauf Enami the lower house secretary and a member of parliament representing Badakhshan province people said.

Lawmakers believe the government cabinet has failed to fulfill their commitments for providing security and employment opportunities.

“I think the ministries have failed and the government is very weak, we have a government with seven heads, if a decree comes from seven office it is obvious the ministries will not succeed,” Mohammad Akbari, Bamyan province representative in the lower house of Afghan Parliament said.

Shah Gul Rezai MP from Ghazni state,” employment is the natural right of the people, in this government you must have a connection with the President, Vice Presidents, Chief Executive of Afghanistan in order to be employed, which is catastrophic”.

These statements comes after a number of tribal elders from eastern provinces of Afghanistan and their representatives in the lower of parliament warned the government to stand against the Taliban militants and their rival group the Islamic State (Daesh) after Eid days if the government fails to defeat the groups in the eastern part of Afghanistan.

Reported by: Abdul Aziz Karimi