Saturday September 24, 2016
Kabul (BNA) The Brussels Conference, which is expected to be held next week, would discuss what matters to Afghanistan’s issues, most importantly a solution to the country’s fragile economy. But, the landmark conference is feared to refuse continuation of financial cooperation and would remain only in a symbolic position, if the Afghan government failed to practice commitments made to the international community. Afghanistan provided delegation consisted of civil society and the women activists, who are persisting on cooperation to the women institutions as well as in financial issues, believed that many projects have remained incomplete due to lack of budget. The women activists said women in the remote provinces of the country have not still reached their primary rights and are now facing numerous challenges. The women network said it had presented a special plan to the ministry of finance which should be paid attention as soon as the Brussels Summit is getting nearer. The government of Afghanistan said it had full preparation for the Brussels Summit, but not clear either it could draw aids in financial sphere, as the international community conditioned aids for the Afghan government in case it could provide enough convincible achievements in fighting corruption and restoring reforms in the government institutions.
Bringing reforms in the electoral and the banking systems, preventing illegal mining, registering the high-ranking government authorities’ properties etc… have also been among the conditions, the government should clearly share with the conference members to may convince them to continue financial aids to the poverty-suffered nation. Now, ground for reforming the electoral system is available and the independent elections commission can do this by its own under the government’s constitutional plan, as the time for holding the parliamentary election is now running away. But, the government said it had constitutionally brought reforms in the election law and was endorsed by the president after being debated by the civil society, lawyers and the legislative force and approved by the cabinet. The plan for reforms in the electoral system had been rejected by the house of people twice with the government saying it was firm to reform the system, as lack of law would remain problematic to the process.
Some changes has also been brought in fighting corruption as well the country’s revenues have seen increased revenues this year, as the leaders of the national unity government (NUG) are firm to fight corruption even in the price of their lives. Although, restoring good governance remain problematic due to the prevailing insecurity, but the country’s security forces are intensifying counterinsurgents’ efforts. Afghanistan is seeking international support to enlist Pakistan as the terrorist supporting country, unless it succeeded to end financing and training them and providing them with safe hideouts in its soil. The government of Afghanistan reassured that it was completely perpetrated for the summit and clear evidences are available that it had done much to have positive responses to the international community that it had practiced all its commitments before the world donors to receive continued financial aids. The government’s representative would ask for continuation of aids from the international partners based on forty priorities, which has been assured to be done completely. The international community has earlier praised the government’s development in some areas, and announced support to the government of national unity, the clear example of which is increase in pressures on Pakistan to refrain from supporting terrorists groups. The Summit, which is expected to be held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, October 4-5 would be remembered by thirty countries of the world, alongside seventy world countries’ representatives renewing financial commitments until 2020.
