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Concerns Provoked as Tensions Continue between Leaders
Afghan people have urged that the continuation of the political tensions between the two leaders of the National Unity Government has provoked concerns, saying our demands from the leaders are to ensure security, fight against poverty, and create jobs opportunities rather than creating political tensions.
Political experts warned if the current condition doesn’t change it will affect into other affairs.
Kabul resident Mashal Arefi said,” Tensions continued up to 10 among the two leaders, they are like children disputing over the food, Afghans do expect more things from the National Unity Government leaders, this will affect negatively into other affairs of the country.”
“ National Unity Government should avoid any disputes, due to the existed disputes Khanabad district of Kunduz province has fallen into Taliban hands Abdul Wahab Nazari the other resident of Kabul said,”
Scores of Political experts have demanded the leaders to avoid any disputes and raising tensions in the current sensitive condition of the country.
Expert Atiqullah Amarkhail said,” The more tensions continue the more insurgents get high moral, therefore we witness losing control of the districts into Taliban hands, criminal activities increased within Kabul city, ammunition was seized by the enemies, both leaders need to sit together and leave the ongoing tensions.”
Earlier the second deputy of CE Mohammad Mohaqiq had warned that the continuation of the tensions will not be the benefits of the both leaders and the Nation.
Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
The Afghan embassy in Oslo will resume consular services on coming Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul announced Saturday.
The ministry said in a statement that the resumption of consular services in Norway was a “positive step.”
In August last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul declared the consular services of Afghan missions in 14 Western countries including Norway to be invalid.
The statement cited corruption, lack of transparency and non-coordination with the ministry as reasons for the closure.
Eighteen people were injured following a dispute between two brothers in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Friday, local officials said.
The incident occurred in the Old Bazaar area of Gereshk district and the people were injured when the son of one of the two brothers threw a hand grenade, the provincial department of information and culture said.
Two of the injured people are said to be in critical condition.
Officials did not say what caused the dispute.
One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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