Will cut off hands hindering key projects: Yaqub

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Defence Minister Maulvi Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid says they will cut off evil hands that hinder Qush Tepa canal and other projects of national importance.

He issued the stern warning at the opening ceremony for the second phase of the Qush Tepa canal in northern Balkh province on Wednesday.

Yaqub said: “The Ministry of Defence and the Islamic Army were behind the implementation of such big projects and will support them with all their strength, ensure their security and remove existing obstacles.”

They would chop off the hands that impeded vital national schemes, which were being implemented for the development of Afghanistan, he said.

Such projects, already assessed, would not harm neighbouring countries and there should be no confusion about them, the acting defence minister insisted.

Mujahid said the water flowing from the Amu River into the Qush Tepa Canal was less than Afghanistan’s share and did not encroach on the rights of other countries.

Earlier, the president of Uzbekistan had complained about the construction of the Qush Tepa canal a major project launched by IEA.

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