Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Kabul (BNA) President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met yesterday with members of the selection committee at presidential palace.
In the meeting, head of the committee’s secretariat Shukrullah Atif Mashal briefed related to facilities provided for the committee’s work.
Afterwards, head of the committee Javid Rashidi reported related to works of the committee and as representative of the committee assured the President of impartiality in selection of candidates.
In the meeting, a member of the committee Mary Akrami spoke and said that women who have submitted their applications to the committee had higher qualifications, hoping that merit and capable women would be selected.
After hearing the briefings, the country’s President while praising the committee for transparency in working said no political interference would be allowed in the selection process, adding that he would recommend nobody and considered meddling in the process as crime.
President Ghani further said that the process should be transparently followed and selection of candidates should be also done through interviewing with full transparency and in presence of representatives of various organs.
The country’s President praised women for eagerness in joining the process, asserting that he was happy as the women have shown eagerness in the process and now could raise the voice of other women.
