Afghanistan Peace CampaignThey called on the UNAMA office to act regarding the payment of retirees’ pensions.
Several retirees once again held a protest gathering in front of the United Nations office in Kabul, protesting the non-payment of their pensions.
They called on the UNAMA office to act regarding the payment of retirees’ pensions.
Abdul Hakim, a retiree, said: “We came here to appeal to the United Nations. If the United Nations supports us and wants us to stand on our own feet, they must pay our pensions.”
Abdul Mohammad, another retiree, said: “We have spent everything we had, we have nothing left; only a single mattress remains in our home.”
Some other retirees added that they have repeatedly approached the Ministry of Finance and the Pension Fund for the payment of their pensions, but they have yet to receive a clear response.
Ghulam Ehsan Andish, a retiree, said: “We gathered here because it’s been over three years since the retirees’ pensions were frozen, and they still haven’t been paid to us.”
Although the Islamic Emirate has not recently commented on the payment of pensions, a spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate previously said that in the 1403 fiscal year budget, efforts were made to consider the needs of all groups entitled to funds within the budget.