After intermittent harsh arguments inside the lower house of the parliament, the budget plan for fiscal year 1392 in Islamic calendar was approved on Sunday, January 20; comparing to total amount of budget, a considerable amount of 1.5 million dollar was deducted from other possible public programs and set away for reconstruction of Zabul Airport and a road somewhere in Ghazni province.

The question is, "Were the expected changes made to the plan that made MP's change their minds and approve it?" First of all I should make it clear that I am talking about the changes that civilians and some MPs, were expecting not necessarily what majority in the parliament were expecting. Sincerely, the approval of budget plan came as surprise for me. I personally was not expecting that with such a minor modification, it gets credit and earns the majority's green cards. Perhaps, it was my mistake.

While being an eyewitness to miracles of respected MP's, would anybody dare to think within a natural and logical framework? When they disqualify a minister and approve him to hold another ministerial position in a ministry which is far more critical, can anybody explain such an unexplainable move within the restricted environment of assessments and analysis? When the so-called "Face-Graphy" of a person gets distorted in front front of more than two present MP's on whether to summon cabinet ministers some of whom could only spend less than 20% of their developmental budget, so, is there anyone to draw a clear picture of what the house of the People is, in effect, up to? Seemingly, majority of respectable MP's rarely talk in media about what they have kept deep down in their hard or maybe they themselves are wandering about their responsibilities.

As we are all in the picture, the budget plan was rejected twice. Why? According to news leaked out of the House, MPs were discontented with the explanation of Mr. Omar Zakhelwal, the minister to Finance Ministry. There were four major issues that prevented MP's to raise their green cards: one, the bailout of Kabul Bank; second, allocation of 86 million dollar for the expenditure of respected Presidential Office, third, setting away more than five hundred million dollars under the "Cautious Code" name, and finally, lack of justifiably equal budget allocation to provinces.

At the first place, the issue of Kabul Bank, no doubt, is of a national importance. It is said that without resolving its issue, the country would be deprived of huge international fund pouring donors. Perhaps, there is an overwhelming agreement that the economy gets rid of its mess, and the only way to do is to bail it out, providing the government scrap the money out of the pocket of those who were involved.

How the government has acted on the issue and will justice be tried on all culprits, is another issue. For now, helping the Bank to stand once again on its own feet is vital and aligned with the national interest, though, again I am emphasizing, government should pull the last penny out of pockets of those who illegally withdrew huge amount of cash.

But the rest of issues are completely unacceptable; 86 million dollars for the expenditure of presidential office. That is certainly very large amount in a country where the monthly income of a common individual is less than 4000 Afghani (80 US dollar). Secondly, put away more than 500 million, almost one sixth of the entire development budget under "Cautious Code".

I hope Omer Zakhelwal and other concerned officials could at least shed dim light over the issue what actually this ambiguous code mean? Perhaps, this budget is out of budget earmarked to security forces activities because as Zakhelwal told that from total $3.7 billion, a billion dollar reserved for security establishments.

So, where in the earth this budget might finally flow down? The third troublesome issue which is highly critical too is unjust allocation of budget to provinces. Previously, Mr. Behzad, the representative from Herat Province in the Wolesi Jirga, told that previously government promised to construct the high way between Kabul-Herat through central provinces which cuts short to 400 Km to current one Kabul-Qandahar-Herat.

The assessment of this high way was put years ago. Afghan rulers were well aware of economic interests it accumulates in the public reserves, but always avoided to do so due to communal consideration. From the very start, for Afghan government this project once again highlighted. But after passing eleven years, the plan remains wrapped and officials do not have intention to flip it.

With the deterioration of security situation on the highway Kabul-Qandahar-Herat, people always have raised the issue to carve out this project as an alternative, but government has still neglected it. As Mr. Behzad said, the government once again denied allocating a single penny for the project. It means that people in the central province should forget all about their hopes that one day authorities give up all communal ties and instead think about national interest.

According to trade and economic analyst, if the project be implemented, the revenue which would flow to public reserves as a result within just four years would be far larger than the total amount paid for its construction. So, why the government evades? The reason is clear. Central provinces are the most peaceful regions, particularly, where Peace-loving Hazara community are in majority, and any official walk freely without any security guards.

It is feared that construction of this grand project would affect the booming economy of provinces across this rush high away. If it is constructed, certainly nobody would put his life on the line to travel from areas, like Cheshme-Salar in Maidan Wardak, Qandahar Province, Qalat district of Urozgan Province and Helmand. I hope civil pressure mounts on government, with political awakening of central provinces, to force it yield to their demand.