Monday, January 05, 2015
Kabul (BNA) 2015 will be an important year for Afghanistan in which all security responsibilities have been taken over by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and all operations plans led by Afghan officers and commanders enjoy much importance and it is adaptable with the moral of the people.
Because the Afghan people want to see their ANSF as the main responsible forces as the role of NATO forces is fading in the process of ensuring security. Although it has been said that about 13000 international troops will remain here in Afghanistan, but they will be involved in training, advising and assisting the ANSF.
One of the problems in the past was this that the international forces who were involved in providing security, didn’t realize the security interests in Afghanistan properly, because they were not acquainted with the culture and tradition of the Afghan people. With the advent of 2015, the native ANSF and those who realize the national interests of the Afghan people correctly should realize that they will lead all operations and ensuring security, therefore, high and serious expectations exist here that the responsible authorities should seek certain measures to strengthen the security and restore stability in the country so not to disappoint the people and boost their hopes.
The most important challenge in 2015 is ensuring security by native ANSF, but still the responsible authorities and leaders of Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ministry of Interior (MoI) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) who should undertake the political leadership and security management have not been determined. Although, the solar year changes in late March in Afghanistan and two and half months have left to the new Afghan year, but Afghanistan has already started another serious and critical year. As the new fiscal year will be started in Jan 11 but the country has already entered the new fiscal 2015 year (1393 H.S). But it was the key issue that Afghanistan and its rulers were not ready to enter this year. The budget of the 1394 year has not been approved yet and development programs of the NUG are not announced.
The Afghan people are expected in new fiscal year to witness developments and better innovations in the economic fields, because the main challenge before the people is economic problems, unemployment and poverty. Lack of employment opportunities is one of the suffering reasons the Afghan people have already tasted its bitter flavor. This issue disturbs the people more than everything.
According to media reports, insecurity is one of the most important challenges which cause that insurgents and mafia circles to recruit among the people of Afghanistan and continue violation of law and militancy.
No doubt ensuring security and people welfare is possible as the new fiscal year has already adverted but it is not clear when the budget for 1394 (2015) fiscal year will be approved and what plans and programs do the financial and economic officials have on improvement of socio-economic situation and welfare of people?
Simultaneous with the beginning of 2015, a new page of relations will be opened between Afghanistan and the world and we should see how far the NUG will be loyal to its commitments so to attract their global confidence.
