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MoFA: Afghanistan’s foreign policy never in pawn of 3rd country
Russia pulls back from cooperating with U.S. on Afghanistan, the NY Times reported on Saturday.
Afghanistan has been the only one area where the United States’ and Russia’s interests coincide, but now Russia seems to be disengaging with both the US and the Afghan government.
“We won’t join the useless events, and we’ve already told the Americans, Russia would sit out any talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in Kabul, backed by the United States, Pakistan and China, honestly speaking, we’re already tired of joining anything Washington starts, we have no desire to participate in what the Americans organize on the fly just for their own pre-election interests and where they give us the role of extras on the set” President Vladimir V. Putin’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir N. Kabulov, has told Russian state news media.
Yet, an official in the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says Afghanistan’s foreign relations is not in the pawn of any country.
“Afghanistan’s relations with a country is never in the pawn of a third country,” Shekib Mustaghni, MoFA spokesman said,” we expect our friend countries to have the same view about Afghanistan.”
NY Times have quoted an Afghan official worry about the Russia pull back speaking on the condition of anonymity,”Bilaterally, we have struggled to convince the Russians on certain issues because they increasingly see us only as part of this larger game with the United States”.
The Russian government has instead decided to address on its own what it sees as the immediate security threat from the chaos in Afghanistan and the emergence there of militants other than the Taliban, especially those from the Islamic State (IS).
Based on reporting from NYT, Ariana News correspondent Fahim Noori contributed
The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
Former Jihadi leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has criticized the United States for patrolling Afghanistan’s airspace with drones.
Hekmatyar said in a speech Tuesday that any form of American presence in Afghanistan is unacceptable.
“Afghanistan’s airspace is under occupation. Expressing this issue is our religious responsibility. We have sacrificed the most for freedom. We do not accept any presence of America. We do not accept any kind of foreign rule,” he said.
Hekmatyar also stated that there is a possibility of American troops entering the country again.
“[Former] President Trump’s national security advisor says that their departure was a mistake and that they should return. This is not an ordinary issue. The possibility that they will make a mistake again and return to Afghanistan is very strong,” he said.
The Islamic Emirate has not commented so far on Hekmatyar’s remarks, but it has confirmed sightings of drones over Afghanistan.
“It is required that the respected officials of the caretaker government give explanations on this matter and respond to the concerns of the Afghan people in this matter, because important and great national issues are important for every Afghan citizen and if there is a problem, it will be a cause of concern for everyone,” said Fazl-ul-Hadi Wazin, a university lecturer.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Monday met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for talks on a number of issues including the Trans-Afghan Railway project.
The two leaders also discussed bilateral trade issues, strengthening of relations and regional matters, including the escalating situation in the Middle East.
In October 2023, Uzbekistan Railways JSC presented the Trans-Afghan Railway project to Qatar’s Ministry of Transport.
Subsequently, deliberations were held on Qatar’s involvement in the project’s execution.
In February 2021, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan signed a roadmap for the Termez-Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway construction.
The envisioned transport corridor, estimated at approximately $5 billion, aims to connect Europe, Russia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Southeast Asian nations, boasting a transit capacity of up to 20 million tons of cargo.
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