KABUL, 28 February 2022, (TON): Dozens of employees of the Ministry of Public Works held a demonstration in Kabul to protest unpaid salaries, saying that they have not received their salaries for the past six months. 

According to the MoPW “but the MoPW said these employees were working based on contracts in the NTA section of the ministry which had been ended based on a decree of the former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, who left Afghanistan. The decree was being enforced up to July 27 of 2021. “

Hameedullah Musbah, a spokesman for the MoPW said “of course, the appointment of 180 employees has been authorized based on the new scheme of the MoPW.” 

The protestors claiming to be the active employees of the MoPW said they are struggling with a deteriorated economic condition.

Najibullah, a protestor said “we call on the Islamic Emirate to pay us our salaries. We have a family to take care of. I am a 40-year-old engineer.” 

A protestor said “we have two wishes from the government. First, our salaries, and second, to recognize that we are educated people and we have served this country--give us a job.”