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| ACCI Says Gov Must Pay for Truck Damages |
| 2014-07-07 |
| [Tolo News] Following the destruction of over 400 vehicles that were parked in a supposedly secure lot in the Chawk-e-Arghandi area of Kabul, officials at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Sunday suggested that the Ministry of Interior (MoI) is legally obligated to help protect Afghans' property, and if it fails to do so, the government is responsible for compensation. According to official estimates, tens of millions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the fire and kabooms that destroyed predominately gas tankers late Friday night awaiting escort to Kandahar province. The incident is being investigated, but according to early reports from security officials, it was caused by magnetic bombs. "The government is responsible to keep these trucks secure and to prevent such an incident, but nothing was done and now the government must compensate the drivers for the losses," Khan Jan Alakozai, the Deputy Head of ACCI, said. Drivers, who saw their trucks - and livelihoods - go up in flames late Friday night, said they were instructed by security officials to remain in the parking lot for security reasons. They were supposedly asked to pay a nightly fee for the security being provided to them. ACCI officials maintained on Sunday that the government is obligated to compensate for the losses of the drivers. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... MoI front man Sediq Sediqqi, reported that the owner and guards of the parking lot have been tossed in the calaboose Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! and under suspicion. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... he did not comment on the possibility of monetary compensation for the truck drivers. Some of the truckers have received the remaining parts of their vehicles that were not entirely destroyed. Noor Khan is a driver who lost three vehicles in the fire, and has been a vocal critic of the government's handling of the situation. He said he doubted he would receive any of the remaining parts of his destroyed vehicles. "These are my vehicles that have burned down, what can I do, I can't say anything, it's not a problem during the day, but at night, coppers will take the remnants of the vehicles and will create problems for us tomorrow," Noor Khan said. |
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