Kabul, Feb 7 : Over 500 government officials have their own militia and they also hold illegal weapons, spokesman for the general disarmament body Afghanistan New Beginning Programme (ANBP) said.
In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News Ahmad Jan Nawzadi said the district chiefs and other high-ranking officials were among the illegal arms holders.
He said 27,461 different types of light and heavy weapons had been collected under the Disarmament of Illegal Armed Group (DIAG). United Nations and other donor agencies grant fund to DIAG.
He said commanders and armed groups of the Mahmud Raqi, capital of the central Kapisa province, fully cooperated with DIAG. The spokesman said they would launch reconstruction projects in the areas where the commanders had cooperated with the DIAG officials.
Adrain Edwards, spokesman for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), also confirmed that some government officials had support of the armed groups. He said UN was trying to extend disarmament programme to other parts of the country. Spokesman for the interior ministry Zmaray Bashari said they would deal the illegal arms holders according to the law. About 1,800 armed groups are still operative across the country.
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