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Water, Energy Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote
The minister of water and energy, Ali Ahmad Osmani on Monday survived the no-confidence vote of Parliament Members at the Lower House after offering some satisfactory explanations.
The Lower House summoned Mr. Osmani over failure in spending more than 60 percent of the development budget, allegation of illegal hiring and terminating some electrical projects.
Osmani got 124 votes of confidence, 32 votes of rejection, six invalid votes, one blank vote and finally succeed to remain in his position.
Afghan lawmakers criticized the poor performances of the ministry and emphasized that the existence of corruption has caused most of the electronic and water supply projects fail to be finalized.
“Most of the projects signed with the highest costs contrary to the constitutions. The Presidential Palace’s written shows a shocking corruption in the ministry,” said Kamal Naser Osoli, the representative of Khost.
However, in his address to parliament, the minister of energy claimed a large number of projects have been finalized with the implementation of basic works.
“We spend nearly $338 million in several projects in the last year. Controlling the waters of Afghanistan is one of the main issues we have done. A corrupted minister would never implement projects in insecure areas but I did it,” said Ali Ahmad Osmani.
Meanwhile, a number of other lawmakers praised the ministry of water’s efforts and complained over his summon.
This comes as several cabinet ministers including security officials were summoned to the Lower House and dismissed after failing to provide satisfactory briefings.
A deminer died in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province on Tuesday, police said.
The incident happened around 10:00 a.m. in Khurma area of provincial capital Trink Kot, said Hazrat Bilal Uruzgani, the provincial police spokesman.
Another deminer was injured in the incident, he said
Uruzgani said that the incident happened during an operation to clear the area from mines.
Afghanistan’s acting minister of public health Dr Qalandar Ebad, along with other officials, visited a number of flood-hit villages in Baghlan province on Tuesday.
The officials assessed damage in the villages of Sai Hazara and Gharo in the Guzargah district.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, Ebad inspected “vulnerable areas affected by recent floods and, expressing sympathy with the local people, promised that the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health will spare no effort to provide health services to those in need.”
Ebad also expressed gratitude for the efforts of healthcare workers and their commitment to helping people in need.
He directed officials to make every effort “to improve the health status of patients affected by recent floods in the villages of Sai Hazara and Gharo, Baghlan province”.
Based on official figures, more than 300 people have died as a result of floods in Baghlan province and over 1,600 others have been injured.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that continued interventions by the US into the internal affairs of Afghanistan will complicate the country’s situation.
In a meeting in Tehran with the head of the UN in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran closely follows the developments in Afghanistan and supports stability, security, and sustainable development in the neighboring country.
He also said Iran supports the role of the United Nations in helping the people of Afghanistan.
According to Iran’s Mehr News, Amir-Abdollahian raised the issue of Afghan nationals in Iran and urged the UN to address the situation.
He also reportedly criticized the US for its “destructive role in Afghanistan during its presence in the country”, noting that the continuation of targeted interventions by the US in the internal affairs of Afghanistan will complicate the situation further.
Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the need for diverse and multi-layered solutions to Afghanistan’s complex problems, Mehr News reported.
Otunbayeva in turn explained the latest developments and issues in Afghanistan and the upcoming Doha meeting in Qatar.
She also stressed the need to coordinate the diverse positions of regional players to help with the development and stability of the country.
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