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Senate Member Asks For Taliban Role In Government
A member of the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga) asked President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday to include the Taliban militants in his government as a peace initiative and appoint their members as ministers and ambassadors.
“Peace doesn’t mean Taliban’s surrendering. Speak with the Taliban and include them in the government. Give them ministries and embassies,” said senate member Nazar Mohammad Faqiree.
Another member of the Senate House claimed that Taliban is having control over 50 percent of the country.
“Today, 50 percent of the country is under the Taliban’s sovereignty and 50 percent under the government. There is no bribery, theft and injustice where Taliban controls,” claimed senator Hashim Alokozay.
In addition, some senate members asked the government to close the door of the country’s High Peace Council (HPC) due to its ineffectiveness and failures to negotiate with the elements of the Taliban.
“Peace Council must be closed as it does not have any achievement. The Council has wasted a lot of money, donors must add the council budget to the security sector,” said Mohammad Asif Sediqi Second Deputy for the Senate Speaker.
The remarks come as HPC Chief Karim Khalili on Monday called on the Taliban to join peace talks and said that Taliban’s legitimate and national demands would be considered during the peace process. He further expressed readiness to meet the group leadership for peace talks in any place, but the group has always rejected the government offer, insisting on withdrawal of all foreign forces as a precondition.
By: Fawad Naseri & Hesamuddin Hesam
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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