Wolesi Jirga summons security bosses next week

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Wolesi Jirga or lower house on Monday decided to summon security bosses next week to brief lawmakers about increased violence in Kabul and provinces.

Abdul Sattar Hussaini, a lawmaker from Farah province, told today’s session that most of lawmakers skipped the house sessions due to security issues.

He said security organs had failed to provide safety to the public and district police chiefs appointed based on nepotism were unable to do their job.

In the last one month, the convoys of two lawmakers were attacked with IEDs in Kabul. “I apologize for my vote to the current interior minister; I will work to get him summoned,” he said.

Mir Haidar Afzali, a lawmaker from Kapisa province, said that the current security situation across the country was unacceptable.

Mohammad Sadiq Qaderi, a lawmaker from Herat province, said that despite several requests, no attention was paid to the security of Herat.

A number of other lawmakers held similar views and called for summoning of senior security officials to the lower house.

Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani said that the leadership committee of the house had decided to summon all security leaders next Monday.

He expressed concern over intensified violence in the country and said that the government was responsible to ensure security of its citizens and control the deteriorating situation in Kabul and provinces.

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