The press office of the Meshrano Jirga

May 2, 2021

The Taliban group, which is unable to fight face-to-face with the country's defense and security forces; At the same time as foreign forces are leaving, they are showing themselves in suicide, explosions, fires, and the killing of civilians.

The remarks were said by the senators in the plenary session of the Meshrano Jirga on Sunday which led by the speaker of the House. they added that Fearing confrontation with the country's defense and security forces, the Taliban are killed people in the center of Logar province, in Khenjan district of Baghlan province and during Taraweeh prayers in Bagram district of Parwan province and other parts of the country, which is contrary to all national and Islamic values, where they kill civilians, including men, women, and children. They also urged the world, especially the Security Council, not to remain silent toward these heinous crimes of the Taliban and their sponsors, and they should be pressured and the armed forces of the country should put the Taliban gathering places as soon as possible under deadly blows and act seriously in detecting and arresting these criminals.

Also in connection with the Logar incident, Mohammad Akbar Stankzai, the second deputy of the senate, strongly criticized the actions and negligence of the police chief and the head of national security of the province, saying that in this horrible event, the provincial hospital was also severely damaged, also with repeated calls, the Acting Minister of Public Health did not pay any attention to providing facilities to the provincial hospital, so that he and the police chief and national security chief that could not fulfill their responsibilities properly, should be questioned. 

Thus, in addition to the bloody incident in Logar province, the senators also referred to the unfortunate terrorist incidents in Baghlan and Parwan provinces and said that due to lack of attention of the officials, some security and defense forces surrendered to the Taliban after weeks of siege in Ghazni province.

During the session, the last night's fire at the northern gate of Kabul became questionable that there had been widespread fires in Marz-e-Islam Qala and two other fires in the Abu Nasrfarahi area, which caused millions of dollars in damage to traders and people, the senators said that these events should be investigated as soon as possible and an appropriate solution should be implemented to prevent the recurrence of fires. According to reports, about 20 people were martyred and injured as a result of last night's fire in the Karizmir area, where trucks were stopped at one point, dozens of oil tankers and food trucks were burnt in the fire and a lot of damage was inflicted on the residents, and the power outage in Kabul was also caused by the fire.

In open discussions, with the support of the Minister of Hajj and Endowments against the crimes of the Taliban, concerns were about militarization in some parts of the country, increasing targeted assassinations in Uruzgan province and blocking the roads of several districts in the province, corruption charges against the former governor of Faryab province, and other issues were raised in the session. 

At the end of the session, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga, expressed his condolences and sympathy for the recent events in Logar, Kabul, Parwan, Baghlan, and Ghazni provinces. He also stated that these issues and the security situation in the country will be discussed with the senior officials of the Armed Forces in the session on Wednesday.

Moreover, the Speaker of the Senate considered the end of the war and the provision of lasting peace as the basic needs of the citizens, he called on all politicians to make real efforts for unity, political consensus, and a united position in the Afghan peace process. he said about the collapse of a security checkpoint in Ghazni province, there is contradictory news in this case, and if security officials of that province have given false reports, they should be investigated. The Speaker of the Senate, referring to the false news published by a number of Pakistani social networks that the President of Afghanistan allegedly had secret visits to that country, said: "The presidential office has rejected this baseless news and as soon as possible and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should react, and called on members of the National Assembly and politicians not to be influenced by the enemy's propaganda aimed at creating an atmosphere of mistrust. He also expressed his gratitude for the achievements of the country's armed forces, especially the police officers of Nangarhar province, who discovered and defused dozens of enemy mines and explosives.

Then, according to the agenda, a group of leaders of the Supreme Youth Council attended the Hall of the Meshrano Jirga and, on their behalf of them, Miss Fereshteh Shirzoe and Soleiman Qayyumi, in addition to providing information on the establishment of this council, its goals and activities; They asked the Meshrano Jirga to allow their participation in the session of the commissions of this House, considering the role of youth in important political issues such as the Afghan peace process, standardization of education and higher education and other job and social problems of the young people and some other ideas and suggestions were presented where the speaker of the Meshrano Jirga promised to cooperate.

According to another report, students of the Caravan Private University had an educational visit and informed about the senate and other sections of the National Assembly which was a part of the training and observation programs of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Secretariat of the Meshrano Jirga. Senators Rumi Gholam Mohi-ud-Din Monsef, Gol Ahmad Azami, and Mina Shirzad provided them with information on parliamentary issues