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Ghani, Abdullah to hold parallel inaugurations
Ashraf Ghani is set to swear in as president Monday, 9th March, at the Presidential Palace. Abdullah, on the other hand, on the same day, is holding the inauguration at the Sapidar Palace.
Office of the Chief Executive says that negotiations among the two parties ended inconclusively and Abdullah Abdullah's inauguration ceremony will be held tomorrow, 9th March. The presidential palace also says that it holding the inauguration ceremony on the same day.
Moreover, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have invited each other and at the same time some embassies and countries to attend these two parallel inauguration ceremonies.
The released portrait on RTA shows Arg decorated for Ghani's inauguration. Arg says that a great number of international and domestic guests are invited to the ceremony, including Muhsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.
Sediq Siddiqi, presidential palace spokesman says that all the preparations have been taken for tomorrow's ceremony and so many guests will attend the celebration of the republic’s victory.
Sapidar Palace, few steps away from the presidential palace, has been prepared for Abdullah's inauguration ceremony.
Omid Maisam, a deputy spokesperson of the CE, says that the negotiations ended inconclusively, so the inauguration ceremony will definitely be held tomorrow.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has called tomorrow off in Kabul for the presidential inauguration, with no names mentioned – Ghani or Abdullah – in the announcement.
These two political rivals have invited each other to their inauguration ceremonies; therefore, receiving invitations for the two parallel swear-in events has put the international and domestic invitees at a crossroad.
Shir Mohammad Akhundzada, a member of the House of Representatives, says, "We can't make a decision which ceremony to attend. This is challenging."
Nasib Muqbel, another member of the House of Representatives, said, "Having two presidents in one country is worrying."
Sources say that Zalmay Khalilzad and other foreign diplomats' efforts to settle the odds between the two rivals, Ghani and Abdullah, ended inconclusively. According to the sources, efforts for unifying both sides still continue.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday met with Iranian Deputy Justice Minister Askar Jalalian in Kabul, where they discussed refugees, prisoners, economic and political cooperation.
Muttaqi, while appreciating Iran’s hosting of Afghan refugees for four decades, called on Tehran to treat refugees well and be patient towards them, Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement.
He also said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to cooperate with Iran in relation to the repatriation of Afghan prisoners, asking the Iranian Deputy Minister of Justice to cooperate fully in this regard.
According to the statement, Iran's deputy justice minister said Tehran was following recent developments in Afghanistan and was pleased with the stability.
He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue its cooperation and, based on the agreements reached, will transfer Afghan prisoners in the near future.
Russia and Pakistan urged "enhanced" coordination among regional countries Thursday for a "peaceful and prosperous" Afghanistan, according to a statement from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.
The call was made during a meeting between Russian Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch in Islamabad where the two sides exchanged views on relations with Afghanistan.
Kabulov arrived in Islamabad for a visit earlier in the day.
A Qatari aircraft carrying medical aid and four ambulances touched down on Thursday at Kabul Airport.
The aid, provided by Qatar Fund for Development, was received by Deputy Minister of Public Health Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat and Qatar's Acting Chargé d'Affaires to Afghanistan Mirdef bin Ali Al Qashouti, Qatar's foreign ministry said in a statement.
"This aid comes within the framework of the State of Qatar's efforts and its firm commitment to providing support and standing by the brotherly Afghan people, and providing them with their urgent and necessary needs," the statement said.
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