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MPs summoned Minister of Religious Affairs on Farkhunda’s killing case
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Wolesi Jirga – The House of Representatives summoned minister of Hajj & religious affairs on Saturday to explain their plans about existence of talisman and superstitionists in the country.
Lawmakers called Farkhunda’s murder by mob a huge disaster which must be prosecuted seriously.
Allah Gul Mujahid a member of the house said,” A number of magicians are misusing the name of Mullah and acting against Islam and Sharia, they have even opened shops in the city, and they must be arrested”.
“There are still people in the Shrines and Mosques cheating the people by giving talisman and earning some money, the minister of Hajj and religious affairs must ban these superstitions,” another MP Nazifa Zakee said.
Now MPs are looking for those to be trailed which have beaten, burned and killed Farkhunda.
Sayed Ali Kazemi a member of the House stated,” Farkhunda’s death is a very important matter and according to the Islam we want justice for Farkhunda, we want the killers to be punished and this issue must be followed earnestly”.
Legislators believe the main reason behind Farkhunda’s death is the existence of talisman.
Zahir Qadir the First Deputy Speaker highlighted,” Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs must collect all phylactery writers and shall not let them to deceive the people”.
Faiz Muhammad Osmani minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs also called Farkhunda’s murder a catastrophe emphasizing his commitment to collect the phylactery writers in the city.
“Phylactery was a concerning matter even before mobs kill Farkhunda and we have assigned a delegation to collect all phylactery writers in Kabul, we have arrested a number of these people as well to rescue misusing people and all credit goes to Farkhunda,” Osmani said.
MPs emphasize that ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs must take plans to avoid people being misused by superstitionists for their own advantage and there must be a distinction between religious scholars and those who misuse the religion.
Reported by: Rafi Sediqy
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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