ACCI Conceed Over Increase In Kidnappings

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يكشنبه 2 جوزا 1395 ساعت 18:50 آخرین به روز رسانی در يكشنبه 2 جوزا 1395 ساعت 19:31 نوشته شده توسط Nabeela Ashrafi

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Around 40 cases of kidnapping, murders and armed attacks against businessmen and investors have been registered over the past month in Afghanistan, said the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Sunday.

The ACCI said that the spike in kidnappings of businessmen is a huge hurdle for getting people to invest in Afghanistan.

The Deputy Chairman of the ACCI, Khan Jan Alokozai, expressed his deep conces over the increase in kidnappings and assaults on traders, especially in Nangarhar, Herat and Kabul province.

"Based on research that we have conducted over the past month, nearly 40 incidents of kidnapping, murder and other security incidents have taken place [against investors]," he said.

He said that traders and investors also face scores of minor security incidents on a daily basis.

Alokozai alleged that these cases are not being seriously followed up by security and judicial organizations. He accused these bodies of negligence in this regard and said that those who are being arrested in connection with these cases are being freed.

"Another matter of conce is that these incidents are being investigated by nearby check posts and sometimes it seems that the check posts are also somehow involved in the incidents. Kidnapping incidents take place at a time that security check posts are busy with other things," he added.

Security sources meanwhile told TOLOnews that a group recently kidnapped a money exchanger, Qand Agha, in 15th district of Kabul city and the fate of the victim is still unknown.

"We confirm that traders and businessmen are facing security problems. The Ministry of Interior has done its investigations and we are still trying to resolve the problem. But traders' cooperation in this regard is also important to us, " said Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Businessmen claim that insecurity has forced traders to take tens of millions of dollars out of Afghanistan over the last year.

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