First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Saturday released a new list of decisions regarding the security of Kabul city and said that the capital had not seen any major crimes in the past week.
He noted that there had been cases of family violence and three sniper attacks by the Taliban in the outer districts.
However, Saleh added that the name and shame campaign of posting criminals’ photos in public places had been successful and several had surrendered to the police.
“Gang members have asked for pardon in return for cooperation in dismantling the entire criminal network. Name and shame campaign will not stop. We will catch them all,” Saleh said.
He said that a number of criminals had agreed to surrender due to family pressure and this tactical approach was working for them. Several whose photos had not even been posted, came forward to report in exchange of their reputation being preserved.
“In this regard, work is being done on a case-by-case basis,” he said. “None of the long list of 2,500 people has been incorrect so far, including government officials.”
The vice president said that wealthy and powerful residents of several neighbourhoods had also voluntarily vacated the encroached green areas. The residents had asked the police to give them a day and not to publicly shame them.
He said that there were no undocumented vehicles in Kabul without license plates and have seized hundreds of violators.
In another part of his article, he stressed that those who defame government forces are being prosecuted.
However, With the reduction in foreign troop levels, President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday, that the security sector will reform and implement plans to move towards self-sufficiency.
Ghani addressed the closing ceremony of the 2020 Future Force Conference on the theme “Strengthening and Reforms of Afghanistan National Defence and Security forces” at the Presidential Palace.
The conference’s aim was to identify problems, trim unnecessary expenses, establish reforms and ensure proper allocation for resources to better support forces on the front lines.
National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said such conferences were important for a comprehensive analysis of the current security situation and to maintain transparency so that the government of Afghanistan could provide for its own security and defence forces.
Referring to the increased coordination between the leadership and lower-ranking security officials, Mohib said they would take urgent action to resolve any issues.
Ghani thanked the security forces and said that the conference has brought more order to their plans for self-sufficiency, autonomy and reform of the military.
