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MPs Harshly Criticize Ghani’s Remarks on Recruitment Process
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday harshly attacked President Ashraf Ghani for asking them to refrain from interventions in recruitment process in the ministries.
Parliamentarians argued that it is their duty to oversight the government performance and solve the problems of their clients.
“President [Ghani] has abused Afghanistan’s budget for individuals in nine cases. He is the source of corruption. Annually, the president is wasting two billion Afghanis and this is confirmed by the Supreme Audit Office,” claimed Shekiba Hashimi, MP representing southern Kandahar province in the lower house of the Parliament.
“Absolutely, the President understands that one of the most important responsibility of an MP is to rise the problems and concerns of their clients to the government,” said Mohammad Ali Akhlaqi, a representative from Ghazni province.
“If my client is qualified to become a general and he is the son of this country, it is his right. Who are you? You think the one you like or the one who fill the ballot boxes for you is the right person?” questioned Zahir Qadir, lawmaker representing eastern Nangarhar province.
In addition, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Speaker of the House said their authority was “not gifted” by someone to them, added that it is defined in the law.
This comes a day after President Ghani warned MPs not to visit the ministries for appointment of their relatives and emphasized if this happens, names and videos of those parliamentarians will be aired by the media.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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