KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, has emphasized that increasing pressure on Afghanistan will destabilize the country, which is not in the interest of any country.
Addressing a gathering in Kabul, he said: “Increasing pressure on Afghanistan will cause instability in this country, which is not in the interest of any party.”
The nation today wants service, the nation wants security, jobs and education he said, adding that the government of the Islamic Emirate has responsibilities towards the people and the international community.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled many of its responsibilities and is committed to fulfilling all its responsibilities.
Earlier, the Ministry of Economy issued a letter suspending the work of women in domestic and foreign non-governmental institutions until further notice. This decision of the Islamic Emirate has caused many reactions inside and outside the country.
In response to this, the US called the move as “devastating” for the Afghan people, and the European Union emphasized on reviewing the flow of its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
On the other hand, Bahman Yousefi, a university professor and researcher of economic issues, referring to the consequences of the warnings of international institutions, told Salam Watandar that if the Islamic Emirate does not reconsider its recent decisions, a human disaster will occur in the country.
“Unfortunately, 97 percent of the people of Afghanistan are below the absolute poverty line, and the only short-term solution to prevent a humanitarian disaster in this country is the continuation of humanitarian aid, and if this aid is reduced or cut off, a humanitarian disaster will occur.”
Zahir Behzad, expert on economic issues, said that now a large part of the citizens cannot afford to buy food and fuel for the winter, and if humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is cut or suspended, millions of people will be exposed to a humanitarian disaster.
“Three-quarters of the Afghan people are directly dependent on humanitarian aid from international organizations, and if these aid are cut or suspended, millions of people will not have anything to eat.”
It should be noted that in response to the suspension of women’s work in domestic and foreign institutions by the Islamic Emirate, international institutions have made their aid conditional on the removal of these restrictions and some of these institutions have stopped their activities in Afghanistan.
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