Haqqani Concerned About Dismissal of Former Government Employees By Taliban

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's Interior Minister, has expressed concern over the dismissal of former government employees by the group.

Haqqani said, "We should not dismiss others and replace them with ourselves." He added that removing former employees indicates the Taliban's weakness.

Over the past three years, the Taliban have dismissed a significant number of professional employees from the previous government and appointed their own group members in state organisations.

On Wednesday, July 24, at the National Labour Conference, Haqqani said that the purpose of holding this conference is to reassure the people and create job opportunities.

He added, "We must hire deserving and experienced individuals, not dismiss them and replace them with ourselves."

Reports indicate that the Taliban have dismissed specialists from government offices and appointed their own people, who lack academic education and administrative experience, in public institutions.

Haqqani said that dismissing individuals may lead to their unemployment and migration and emphasised that the Taliban should not allow them to go abroad. Without referring to the Taliban's quest for power, Haqqani said that the group has "fought for the sake of God”.

The Taliban's Interior Minister said that if there are problems and shortcomings, they should be addressed with advice and guidance, not by dismissing people from their jobs.

He added that if the Taliban dismiss former government employees from their positions, they will be deprived of their salaries.

Addressing the Taliban ministers, this senior Taliban official said that since the group has saved them from war and bloodshed, they should also be patient with their work.

In the past three years, the Taliban have dismissed thousands of former Afghan government employees, and many former government cadres have sought refuge in other countries.

Women have been completely removed from government institutions and confined to their homes. Thousands of former soldiers and officers have also migrated to Iran and Pakistan due to fear of Taliban retaliation.