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Abdullah calls for a group of five national figures to help end political impasse
Abdullah Abdullah says a 5-member group should step in and resolve the political turmoil between him and Ashraf Ghani in a matter of 10 days.
Abdullah, who claims to be the president, said that he had severally met Ashraf Ghani in person, but had had to hear no from him. Now Abdullah gave the responsibility to national figures to come up with a solution.
He said, “National and prominent figures should form a group of three to five and step in the case. We will give it 10 days to reduce the concerns of the people and resolve the tension. We will do everything to resolve the case.”
Pointing to Mike Pompeo’s visit to Kabul, Abdullah said that the US had warned the Afghan political leaders that in case the tensions continue, the US would take further actions apart from cutting the aid.
Abdullah said, “Mike Pompeo said that he had not come to mediate or suggest a formula.”
This comes as the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, besides expressing disappointment over the Ghani-Abdullah differences, said that he was hopeful for the tensions to be resolved soon.
Mike Pompeo has said that all Afghan leaders, including Ghani and Abdullah, need to get along to work for a better future for the people of Afghanistan, and that the tensions should be resolved through negotiating.
Ashraf Ghani, however, hasn’t said anything regarding Abdullah’s proposal, but he previously had said that Abdullah’s proposals were against the constitution as he wanted the constitution to get amended overnight to change the state.
Previously, Hamid Karzai and Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf’s mediations to resolve the tensions between Ghani and Abdullah ended inconclusively.
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UAE president meets with Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
The meeting was held at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, and the two sides discussed recent developments in Afghanistan.
They also explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation to serve the mutual interests of both nations, particularly in development-related areas.
The two officials reviewed efforts to support Afghanistan’s reconstruction and stability, aiming to foster development and prosperity for the Afghan people.
Haqqani hailed cooperation between the UAE and Afghanistan and commended the UAE for its humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people.
The IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated Abdul Haq Wasiq, the General Director of Islamic Emirate’s Intelligence, is accompanying Haqqani.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials to visit Kabul in hope of finding solutions to disputes
In the hope of settling ongoing disputes, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur said he hopes to send a delegation to Afghanistan within two weeks to seek solutions to Pakistan-Afghanistan issues.
“The federal government talked about negotiations with Afghanistan over bilateral issues, but there’s no success. Now, the dialogue with Kabul will be held at the provincial level.
“A delegation of our [KP] government will meet Afghan officials within two weeks,” Gandapur was quoted by Dawn as saying.
He also said that a delegation of tribal elders from the province would also engage with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
He said he was hopeful that the IEA government would cooperate with the KP teams.
Pakistan has continued to blame Afghanistan for allowing Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to carry out attacks on KP soil from Afghanistan.
However, the IEA has repeatedly said they will not allow any group to plan or conduct attacks against another country from Afghanistan.
Gandapur meanwhile said he hopes the issues Pakistan has with Afghanistan would be resolved through negotiations.
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