KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate’s move to abolish a number of state institutions has sparked strong criticism at home and abroad.
The Islamic Emirate authorities recently issued a letter announcing dissolution of the Independent Human Rights Commission, the Commission for Monitoring the Implementation of the Constitution, the High Council for National Reconciliation, the National Security Council and the Secretariat of the Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the parliament) and Meshrano Jirga (upper house of the parliament).
With the dissolution of these bodies, about 6,000 employees have become jobless who have not been paid for months.
“The decision by the Taliban to dissolve key institutions in #Afghanistan sends a worrying message when it comes to dialogue, human rights and national reconciliation. All very much needed and in demand after decades of conflict and war”, tweeted, Tomas Niklasson, Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan while commenting on the development.
In a series of tweets, Ambassador von Brandt, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Afghanistan, said such a move usually require public consultations or a parliamentary vote (often with higher than 50% thresholds. “As per good practice, institutions are usually reformed when a new one has been designed, so that there is no constitutional limbo. Neither of this has happened under the #Taliban. Instead, a future constitution has been promised for the last five months.
However, Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Inamullah Samangani, said that the Human Rights Commission, the Commission for Monitoring the Implementation of the Constitution, the High Council for National Reconciliation, the National Security Council and the Secretariat of the Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga have been dissolved due to ‘inactivity’.
“The national budget for the fiscal year has been prepared based on the current realities, because some institutions are not needed and have no functioning and the budget has not been taken into account and have been dissolved. In the future, these agencies may be reactivated. ”
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