More than 350 security cameras installed in Pul-e-Khumri city
Baghlan security officials say they have installed more than 350 cameras, costing 20 million Afghanis, in different parts of provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri to prevent crime and identify criminals.
Previously, security cameras were installed in capital Kabul and several other provinces.
“350 security cameras have been installed in the Baghlan capital, known as Pul-e-Khumri city, and this is an effective measure in ensuring security,” said Abdul Haq Haqqani, the provincial police chief. “We also want to connect 15 districts to the center through cameras.”
Saifullah, in charge of protecting and monitoring the security cameras said: “Pul-e-Khumri is a crowded city and there are many markets, so it took a little longer to install the cameras.”
Residents of Pul-e-Khumri city and local officials consider the move important in preventing security incidents and crime and want the area covered by security cameras to be expanded.
“Security is provided from both sides, the people and the government,” said Mustafa Hashemi, director of information and culture in Baghlan. “If the people are not with the government, the government is nothing, and if the government is not with the people, the government will not survive. The government survives when the people and the government are united.”
Mohammad Hashim, a resident of Baghlan province, said: “Our demand is that cameras be installed in villages, streets and markets so that citizens and shopkeepers can live in security.”
Baghlan police say they will start installing security cameras in the districts as well.
The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan announced on Friday that the country has allocated $19.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
In a statement, the Japanese Embassy said it hopes the aid will help bring positive change to the lives of vulnerable Afghans.
According to the statement, the assistance will cover the basic humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in Afghanistan.
The embassy added that the aid will be delivered through United Nations agencies, international organizations, and Japanese non-governmental organizations operating in Afghanistan.
Japan’s total assistance to Afghanistan since August 2021 has reached more than $549 million.
Security forces at the Islam Qala border in Herat province prevented hundreds of young Afghans from illegally entering Iran.
Officials from the 207 Al-Farooq Army Corps said that around 530 people attempted over the past two days to illegally enter Iranian territory through areas of Kohsan district in Herat, but border forces detained them and transferred them back to their original areas.
Meanwhile, officials in the local administration of Herat said that due to severe cold along the illegal migration route to Iran, three Afghan migrants have lost their lives in the Kohsan district of the province, and a shepherd has also died there for the same reason.
Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi, spokesperson for the Herat governor’s office, said that some statistics and images shared on social media regarding the incident are not reliable.
According to him, further investigations are underway to determine whether any individuals have died on the other side of the border.
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