Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Kabul (BNA) President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met provincial council members of Kabul here the other day and assessed their problems and demands, a presidential statement said yesterday.
According to the statement, in the meeting which was also attended by Kabul governor and Kabul municipality officials, Sayed Abdul Rahman Hashimi Kabul provincial council member extended condolences to the families of Kabul blast martyrs, hoping Kabul Process conference and President’s SCO meeting participation in Astana could bring peace and stability in the country.
“Coming of other provinces people to Kabul has further added to the city’s population and increasing of criminal activities,” Hashimi said, asking the president to pay serious attention to security of Kabul.
He also asked the president to clean Kabul from the presence of illegal armed individuals, adding those coming to Kabul should surrender their guns in the entrance doors of the city.
He also suggested that the Kabul Police uniform should be different, asking government to also pay serious attention in transparent use of the budget and fight against corruption, the statement added.
Pointing to people’s protest in Kabul, Hashimi said such protests and erecting of tents in Kabul’s main roads have further added to the city’s problems, asking government to take necessary steps on the aspect.
Meanwhile the president said the enemies’ fighting techniques has been changed and targeting the innocent people, as they have been already defeated in face to face fight with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
Pointing to reformation in Kabul municipality, the president said the reform process to be implemented within upcoming three and half months.
The president also emphasized on unity among all segments of society, calling it the only way to neutralize enemies’ vicious plans and ongoing challenges.
According to another report, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with the people’s representatives of 22 districts of Kabul here the other day, the presidential press office added.
The people’s representatives appreciated President’s approach to people on key issues, calling closure of the roads by the embassies and powerful individuals as well as the protester’s tents on main roads as the main problem behind increasing traffic in the city.
Meanwhile the president called holding of such meetings key to solving of Kabul’s problems, saying unity among Afghans won’t allow anyone to harm the country. He also added that enemies trying to destabilize the country through any possible means.
