Legal experts on Saturday, referring to legal charges brought against members of Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga the lower house of Parliament said that no lawmaker is above the law.
The Defense Ministry said that Taliban attacks have been pushed back in Laghman province, but some provincial council members said that the fighting continues in the outskirts of Mehtarlam
Logar MPs Raise Alarm Over Deteriorating Security
Lawmakers from Logar province in Afghanistan’s parliament on Tuesday raised grave concerns over what they described as deteriorating security in the province.
MPs warned that the fragile security situation in Logar could have serious implications on the security of Kabul if substantial actions weren’t taken to fix the lack of security in Logar.
However, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that the Afghan security forces are fully prepared to address the security threats in neighboring provinces of Kabul.
Concerns over security threats in Logar come weeks after the province sustained a series of targeted killings of civilians and military personnel in the area.
Logar MPs Raise Alarm Over Deteriorating Security
Lawmakers from Logar province in Afghanistan’s parliament on Tuesday raised grave concerns over what they described as deteriorating security in the province.
MPs warned that the fragile security situation in Logar could have serious implications on the security of Kabul if substantial actions weren’t taken to fix the lack of security in Logar.
However, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that the Afghan security forces are fully prepared to address the security threats in neighboring provinces of Kabul.
Concerns over security threats in Logar come weeks after the province sustained a series of targeted killings of civilians and military personnel in the area.
Afghanistan: 11 Killed in Security Incidents in 24 Hours
Nearly a dozen civilians and military personnel were killed and as many were wounded in Taliban attacks and other security incidents in the country in the last 24 hours.
In the Southern Kandahar province, at least four civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Shah Wali Kot district on Thursday evening, the provincial police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barikzai said.
Also in Mir Bacha Kot district north of Kabul, unknown armed assassinated a former jihadi commander Sultan Mohammad Qand and his security guard and wounded another one.
“He was socially respected man and was playing key role in resolving disputes among the people,” said Haji Qaher, a relative of the victim.