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Army Won’t Allow Any Form of Violence, Khalid Warns
The Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid on Saturday warned that Afghan military forces will not allow individuals to erupt violence due to their disagreements over vote recount process.
Minister Khalid accepted that concerns are existed, but he said the process will not go into a crisis. He urged politicians to peaceful resolve their differences with the electoral bodies.
“I’m confident that our politicians have the understanding of not going toward the crisis. We will not let any form of violence to disrupt the daily life of the people of Afghanistan,” Khalid said.
Meanwhile, the Chairwoman of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) expressed her concerns, saying the Commission does not want the partial recount process to be faced with violence in the remaining seven provinces.
“We have worries, because when we call on our provincial offices to start the vote recount and there is a violence, and something happens. It may damage the election process,” Ms. Nuristani said.
The IEC has finalized the vote recount process in 24 provinces, but supporters of Abdullah’s Stability and Partnership campaign did not allow officials to start the process in seven provinces in the north of the country.
A number of presidential candidates including Abdullah Abdullah, a leading candidate, have boycotted the recount process, claiming the commission is trying to validate fraudulent votes.
Abdullah’s campaign claimed that one of their observers was shot dead by Afghan security forces during a protest in Kunduz province, but the presidential palace and Afghan security institutions rejected the allegations.
Following that Afghanistan’s First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum who is a supporter of Abdullah’s ticket warned that he will order his forces to respond with “bullets” if army soldiers hit our people with a gunstock.
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, held separate phone calls with senior officials from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, focusing on the recent escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In his call with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Muttaqi said Afghanistan’s recent security actions were aimed at protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity. Qatar expressed support for reducing tensions and said it is ready to play a constructive role.
During his call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Muttaqi praised Riyadh’s diplomatic efforts and reaffirmed Afghanistan’s desire for positive relations based on mutual respect. Saudi Arabia stressed de-escalation, dialogue, and respect for sovereignty as essential for resolving disputes.
Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia agreed to maintain ongoing contact and support diplomatic approaches to regional stability.
The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has announced that Afghan forces carried out fresh airstrikes on military targets in Miranshah and Spinwam, in Pakistan.
The strikes took place last night around 12:00 AM, according to the Ministry. In its statement, the Ministry said the Miranshah and Spinwam military bases were destroyed, resulting in heavy casualties.
The statement added that these “successful strikes were carried out in response to repeated air incursions by the Pakistani military regime.”
Afghan forces successfully shot down a military jet belonging to the Pakistani military in the 6th district of Jalalabad, according to the spokesperson of the Nangarhar police.
Officials confirmed that the pilot of the jet was captured alive following the incident. The spokesperson did not immediately provide further details on the circumstances leading to the downing of the aircraft or the current status of the pilot.
This development comes amid ongoing tensions along the Durand Line, where security forces from both sides have reportedly engaged in sporadic clashes recently.
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