INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities says nearly 700 officials of the previous government, politicians, members of the
National Council and some experts have returned to Afghanistan since the establishment of the commission early last year.&Six hundred and
eighty people from different countries have returned to the country,& said the commission&s spokesman, Ahmadullah Wasiq.He stated that among
these people are former officials of the old government who worked in various ministries and departments.He added that currently, a large
number of personalities, including politicians and high-ranking officials of the former government, have received application forms to
return to the country through this commission, and will come home soon.&We have distributed hundreds of forms [to them] and our wish is that
in the near future many of the people will return to the country, so for now this process is going very well,& Wasiq added.A number of those
who have returned to the country, however, are demanding some changes to the commission, adding that the caretaker government should make
effective use of the cadres and experts who return and provide them with work opportunities.&The method of this process should be changed,
such as communicating with experts or elites or politicians
Second, when these people come to Afghanistan, they should be provided with work,& said Amanullah Ghalib, former head of Breshna Sherkat,
who also returned to the country recently.Officials have repeatedly requested Afghans living abroad, including politicians and officials of
the previous government, to return to their homeland and continue their normal lives in Afghanistan in accordance with the general amnesty
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