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Russia blames USA for political crises in Afghanistan
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the United States has a key role in exacerbating the political crisis in Afghanistan by recognizing one candidate in Afghanistan’s presidential election as legitimate.
Marya Zakharova, the spokeswoman of Russian’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “We know that the United States try to avoid disruption in the direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, but Washington by legitimizing one of Afghanistan’s presidential election candidates as the winner has a role in the intensification of the current political crisis in Kabul.”
Fazal Hadi Wazin, a member of Hezb-e-Islamic leadership, said, “Moving to a political solution without inclusive participation, the political crisis will not be resolved.”
Jawid Faisal, National Security Council’s spokesperson, said that regional countries had to respect the Afghans’ will and should take a responsible stance toward Afghanistan.
It is noteworthy that during the Ashraf Ghani and Adbullah’s presidential inauguration ceremonies, Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States Representative for Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation, the US ambassador in Kabul, and the US army commander in Afghanistan chose to participate in Ashraf Ghani’s inauguration ceremony.
Since then, there have been multiple attempts for a political consensus on an inclusive government between the two leaders, but the efforts have been inconclusive to this date.
Faraidon Khwazon, Abdullah’s spokesman, says “The two sides have not reached any agreement on the formation of an inclusive government and Abdullah’s team will send its proposal and we are hopeful that these plans would solve the current crisis”.
Meanwhile, the European Union has almost considered Afghanistan a no state, missing a comprehensive leadership in one way or another.
It has warned that if the tension between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah is not resolved, the European countries will be disappointed in Afghanistan.
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Girls’ education is a ‘vital issue’ for Afghanistan: Karzai
Former president Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador and special representative, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, that education of girls was a “vital issue” for Afghanistan.
Karzai said he appreciated Iran’s cooperation and its standing with the Afghan people, especially Iran’s contributions to education in Afghanistan.
During the meeting, Karzai said peace and stability in the region are in the interest of all regional countries.
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Uzbekistan’s humanitarian aid arrives in Balkh
A shipment of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan was handed over on Thursday to the local officials of Balkh province in the trade port of Hairatan.
Local authorities said the aid, which includes flour, oil, wheat, sugar and meat, has been handed over by Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya governor to the governor of Balkh.
The governor of Surkhandarya stated the purpose of sending this aid was to support the people of Afghanistan and stressed the need for the development of good relations between the two countries.
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Afghanistan’s problems caused more damage to Pakistan than 3 wars with India: Durrani
Islamabad’s special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani said on Wednesday that Pakistan has suffered more due to Afghanistan’s internal situation than Pakistan has suffered in three wars with India in terms of blood spilt and finances drained.
Durrani said at a one-day International Conference titled “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape”, which was organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), that over 80,000 Pakistanis died in the two decades of the War on Terror and that his country was still counting its dead and injured.
“After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was hoped that peace in Afghanistan would bring peace to the region. However, such expectations were short-lived,” he said.
He also stated that attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group on Pakistan’s border areas increased by 65 percent, while suicide attacks increased by 500 percent.
“The TTP’s enhanced attacks on Pakistan while using Afghan soil have been a serious concern for Pakistan. Another worrying aspect is the participation of Afghan nationals in these attacks,” he said.
Durrani also said Pakistan had suffered geopolitically since the Soviet Union invaded the neighboring country.
“The post-9/11 world order has negatively impacted Pakistan. Apart from losing 80,000 citizens’ lives, including 8,000 law enforcement agency personnel, the country’s economic opportunity cost is estimated at $150 billion,” Durrani said.
Talking about the future outlook for Pakistan in the regional context, Durrani said that while “our eastern neighbor is likely to continue with its anti-Pakistan pursuits, the western border poses an avoidable irritant in the short to medium term.”
However, he said Pakistan can overcome its difficulties with Afghanistan, including the TTP challenge.
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