07 June 2017

News Story: Politicians Call for Reforms in Security, Intelligence Sectors

By Mir Aqa

An emergency meeting was held between some prominent politicians and Jihadi leaders on Monday where they discussed the ongoing situation in the country particularly that following Wednesday’s deadly bombing in Kabul.

The meeting was attended by former president Hamid Karzai, former vice president Mohammad Karim Khalili and a number of Jihadi leaders including Sibaghatollah Mojadedi and Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf.

At the meeting, these individuals called on government to consider systematic reforms in the country’s security institutions and intelligence services to help improve the security situation.

“We urge the officials to consider systematic reforms in the security, defense and intelligence sectors that could meet the sensitive situations of the country,” a statement released after the meeting states.

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