Pointing on the country’s security challenges particular Ghazni’s security condition, hiring of governors for some provinces, lack of payment of salaries and privileges to governmental employees, military and retired, closing of Ghor- Herat highways and problems of displaced families in Ghor and Faryab provinces, MPs emphasized for government’s serious attention to displaced families.

Overall in today’s session, assertions of first vice president Amrullah Saleh at the Geneva conference about existence of corruption at the Nation House and termination of MPs legal immunity was called contrary to the country’s constitution, MPs asked administrative board to take clear stance against the issue.

It was supposed to six nominee ministers present their work plans, but, due to changing of agenda, administrative board of Wolesi Jirga prevented nominees’ presence in the session.

In accordance to proposed agenda, MPs reacted against assertions of first vice president Amrullah Saleh at the Geneva conference about existence of corruption in the Nation House.

Pointing on the Geneva conference MPs said, the Geneva conference was held about Afghanistan with the participation of representatives of 70 countries and 30 international organizations in order to financial commitments of attenders for the next four years to Afghanistan.

MPs reiterated that the Geneva conference is an important opportunity for progress and development of Afghanistan, but, Saleh sans awareness of constitution accused the Nation House to corruption in this important summit that this act of Saleh caused reduce of the world community assistance to Afghanistan.

Legislators said, accusation sans evidences and court’s decree against to people representatives in the Nation House is a national betrayal, so, Saleh should prove his allegations by presenting of document and evidences, so, due to maintaining of honor and prestige of the Nation House, first vice president by presenting of document and evidence should clear the name of those MPs who are involved in corruption also should apologize from the Nation House.

Criticizing on existence of financial corruption at the government’s apparatus MPs said, instead of accusing to people representatives, government should inspect and probe the financial corruption in combatting corona virus, national table, distributing of dray bread during the lockdowns days and procurement.

In accordance to articles 101 of constitution, MPs have legal immunity during delivering of speech in their duty; they are not prosecuted, but, prosecuted in crimes.

Pointing on Saleh’s accusations to Nation House in corruption, Rahman strongly condemned that, adding, the green trend leading by Amrullah Saleh is an intelligence trend by supporting of one of the foreign countries and the aim is harming of coordination among the three branches, said Rahmani.

Overall in today’s session, a declaration was issued by Wolesi Jirga against assertions of first vice president and MPs urged that Saleh should be introduced to attorney general’s office.

Translator: Mustafa Akrami, November 24, 2020