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MPs Demand Summoning President to Parliament
The Lower House of Parliament says President monopolies all authorities and should be summoned to parliament based on the constitutions.
Parliament members declared that the cabinet of the government are incompetent authorities and the main responsive of the current challenges, particularly the mass killings is the President who should give clarity to the people.
Kabul representative in Parliament, Jafar Mahdawi said, “President must be summoned for clarity and if he does not have any response, we should take serious measures against him according to the 69th article of the constitution.”
Badakhshan representative in Parliament, Fawzia Koofi said, “The republic system is a mixed one and most authorities are given to the National Council. But what is now ongoing is that we see all decisions are being taken by President.”
Representative of Kunduz, Fatema Aziz said, “President is responsive for the all spilled bloods. Why he appointed disqualified authorities.”
A number of other lawmakers emphasized that the continuation of the current situation will lead the country to a big crisis which President should stop individualism.
Kabul representative, Farhad Sidiqi said, ” individualism of supercilious President caused the insecurity increases and he must be summoned at the earliest time.”
Representative of Daikundi, Sadiq Neli Zada said, “The main problem in the country is president himself. He does whatever he wants. We should prevent extrajudicial actions.”
Chairman of the lower house also stressed that President should desist from extra-legal measures.
Chairman of Parliament, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said, “The cabinet has no authority which has been given by the President. He is responsive with the current situation.”
Afghan lawmakers emphasized that the government must take practical steps to avoid the current challenges.
By Rafi Sidiqi
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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