KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga members on Monday welcomed withdrawal of US troops from the country, asking people to stand with their national security forces honestly.
Under the Doha Agreement — signed a year ago between the United States and the Taliban in Doha — foreign troops, including US troops, were to leave Afghanistan by May 2021.
But last week, the United States and NATO announced that the withdrawal would begin in May and would be completed by September 11 this year.
Some members of the lower house called for a “responsible withdrawal” of US troops from Afghanistan, saying an irresponsible withdrawal would mean the US defeat in Afghanistan.
Karamuddin Rezaizada, a lawmaker from Ghor province, at today’s plenary session welcomed the US decision to withdraw its forces by September 11.
He believed it was not good for American troops to be in the country and it was better for them to leave. “Their presence in the country has neither ensured peace nor prevented the killing of the Afghan people.
He said the Afghan forces were strong enough to maintain security and but they required support of the people of Afghanistan.
“The Taliban have no desire for peace but they should not miss this opportunity”, he said, adding that the Afghan people were expecting peace following withdrawal of foreign forces.
Belqis Roshan, a lawmaker from western Farah province, also welcomed the withdrawal of US troops. She said the Afghan people were not worried about the withdrawal of US troops, but they wanted to the forces to leave the country today instead of tomorrow.
The lower house of parliament also discussed the lack of teachers and textbooks.
NikbakhtRahimi, a representative of the people of Bamyan province, said there was a shortage of teachers, not only in Bamyan, but also in schools across Afghanistan.
She expressed hope that the problem of teachers shortage would be solved by hiring contract-based teachers and if not, Afghanistan’s education system would face serious problems.
Meanwhile, Atta Mohammad Dehghanpour, a representative of the people of Ghor province expressed concern about the lack of teachers in the country’s schools, especially in Ghor province.
He said one hundred students were taught by one teacher, indicating that the education process was unfair and unbalanced.
Speaker Mir RahmanRahmani, referring to the problem of lack of teachers, said that a society without teachers was like a house without lights. Education should not have such a problem.
He added that the Ministry of Education should put this problem to an end as soon as possible by hiring full-time or paid teachers.
He added the Education and Higher Education Commission would be instructed to resolve the problem in coordination with the Interior Ministry. (Pajhwok)