(MENAFN- Khaama Press) The United States reiterated its outrage with the ongoing political chaos in Afghanistan, emphasizing that business can't be as usual for international donors in the country.
"It can't be business as usual for international donors in #Afghanistan. International aid requires partnership with an inclusive government and we all must hold Afghan leaders accountable to agree on a governing arrangement," Alice Wells, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia said in a Twitter post.
Alice had earlier strongly reacted to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's move regarding the dismemberment of the Ministry of Finance after the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) warned that the move would harm the country's development and jeopardize the sustainability of peace if an agreement is reached with the Taliban.
'Troubling new @USIP report that the Afghan govt is 'eviscerating' & 'gravely weakening' the Ministry of Finance by 'carving out key constituent parts, putting them directly under the presidential palace.' The Afghan people need accountable government,' she said in a Twitter post.
The U.S. Institute of Peace in a report said the Afghan government is eviscerating the ministry—carving out key constituent parts, putting them directly under the presidential palace, and gravely weakening one of the country's most effective institutions. 'It's a move that's bad for Afghanistan's governance and financial viability.'
'The ministry's dismemberment began on February 19 when—amid the ongoing dispute over the results of the presidential election—President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree instituting major changes in its administrative structure and reporting arrangements,' USIP added in its report.
The report also added 'Under this order, three core functional areas of the Ministry of Finance (MoF)—revenue, customs, and treasury and budget—are to be carved out as independent units, reporting directly to the President's Office (via the Administrative Affairs Office of the President), completely bypassing the minister of finance and deputy minister.'
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