KABUL, Jul 15 (NNN-ANA) – Around 90,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in different parts of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to ensure security and check criminal activities, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Abdul Matin Qani, said.
Local TV TOLOnews quoting the official, reported that some 90,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in sensitive areas, crowded spots, squares and crossroads of Kabul, a city of some six million population, to check incidents and criminal activities.
According to the official, the Afghan caretaker government’s plan is to set up a video surveillance system in all provinces and cities across the country, in the next four years.
In addition to Kabul, cameras have already been installed on the exit and entry points of Charikar, capital of the northern Parwan province, 55 km north of Kabul.
Criminal activities, including theft, robbery, murder and kidnapping, have been drastically reduced in Kabul and other cities, according to officials.– NNN-ANA