MPs Seek Meeting with Ghani to Discuss Budget
A group of lawmakers has sought a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani to find a solution to the budget plan dispute that has been ongoing for a month now. The budget has been rejected by the parliament two times for various reasons, mainly a Afs15 billion ($ 193.8 million) increase in the ordinary budget for the current fiscal year.
The current fiscal year started on December 21, but so far, the budget for fiscal year 1400 has not been approved.
The financial and budget committee of the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of parliament, said that, based on the budget plan, the government is removing 13,000 public servants, but it has increased the ordinary budget from which the salaries of government employees are paid.
Govt Bans Use of Drones near Presidential Palace
The Afghan government has banned the use of any type of drones to fly over the Presidential Palace in Kabul, apparently following reports on the Taliban’s access to the unmanned aircraft.
The Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) in a letter to the media security forces will shoot down drones if they were flown over the Presidential Palace.
In a latest incident, the Taliban used drone to attack the 217 Pamir Army Corps in Kunduz province on Friday, according to sources.
Seven provinces witnessed attacks by militants, including some of them claimed by the Taliban, in less than 12 hours. At least 13 security force members were killed in Taliban attacks in Imam Sahib district on Thursday evening, officials said.
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