Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the ا.ا.ا deputy prime minister for economic affairs, has criticised the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), saying its reports overlook the country's economic and security achievements.
Speaking in Kabul on Sunday at a ceremony held by the Afghan Red Crescent Society to mark a special week of support for people in need, Baradar said it was unfair for UNAMA to focus only on negative aspects "as if it were an opposing and hostile party". He called on the mission to publish impartial analytical reports that reflect realities on the ground.
Baradar said many Afghans were facing serious economic and humanitarian hardship because of drought, seasonal floods, earthquakes and the forced return of thousands of families, and urged traders, investors, charities and international aid agencies to help.
Red Crescent head Mawlawi Shahabuddin Delawar said the society had distributed 1.8 billion afghanis in cash aid over the past year and was building a mental health facility in Kandahar at a cost of 130 million afghanis.
Media reported that UNAMA had not yet responded to the remarks, but the mission has said it documents all human rights violations. The comments came days after a UNAMA report documented at least 443 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention by the vice and virtue ministry between July and September, including the detention of more than 50 women over hijab rules.
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