by Karim Amini
A number of Parliament Members, military analysts and even the ambassador of the European Union to Afghanistan have criticized the Ministry of Defense (MoD) for allegedly issuing the rank of General in exchange for money.
But the MoD rejects these claims and has said that it issues the rank only to individuals who deserve it.
However no mention was made as to the number of Generals in the ministry.
MPs and military analysts have said that one of the reasons for poor management on the battlefields is that high ranking military officials do not have the necessary abilities to run the operations even though they have the rank.
In addition, the ambassador of the European Union to Afghanistan said getting the rank of general has become a usual business in Afghanistan.
In response to these claims, Muhammad Rad Manish spokesperson for MoD said: "We have not witnessed such events in which a person gets the rank of General by paying money. But anyone who gets the General, Officer or Sergeant ranks must fulfill the requirements. "
But the EU ambassador to Kabul Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin said earlier this week that in Afghanistan, military officials are ranked based on their relations not their competency.
"How do you become a general or colonel in the Afghan security forces, well that is not based on the fighting skill, that is based on the size of your wallets and that doesn't change, you are going to have that problem, I also raised that conversation, something that I like to remind the people, that is how many generals does Afghanistan have," he said.
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