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Parliament Calls Dostum’s Turn Back Against Law
After the plane of Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum was denied permission to land in northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif late on Monday, he returned back to Ankara, the capital of Turkey.
On Wednesday, Afghan parliament speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi reacted to the incident and said that the Vice President can return to the country at anytime because he has not been convicted or found guilty for an offence so far.
“The First Vice President can travel outside or return back to the country at anytime. If anyone creates problem for his return, it is against the law and shall not be repeated again,” reiterated Ibrahimi.
Sources close to the first Vice President say that he is expected to return home next week through Hiratan, a port in northern Balkh province which locates along the border between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
“The first Vice President is expected to return to Afghanistan very soon,” said Abdullah Qarluq, Deputy of Junbish-e Mili Party led by VP Gen. Dostum.
In addition, people close to Atta Mohammad Noor the governor of Balkh province say that efforts are underway to include more political groups in the new political alliance named “High Council of Coalition for Salvation of Afghanistan”.
“After the consultations ended, the Coalition for Salvation of Afghanistan will officially announce its existence in a big gathering where all of its founders will attend,” said lawmaker Farhad Azimi who is a close aide of governor Noor.
The office of President Ashraf Ghani has denied to make a comment about the report so far. But reports suggest that the President has assigned the Urban Development Minister, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, to mediate in resolving the issue between VP Dostum and President Ghani.
By Farshad Saleh & Hesamuddin Hesam
Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, said Wednesday in a meeting with a number of elders, scholars and youths of the Hazara ethnic group in Kabul that justice in light of Islamic Sharia is applied equally to everyone.
The deputy PM’s office said in a statement that Kabir stressed that discrimination and prejudice have no place in the Islamic system, but the main goal is to serve the people.
“There is no place for ethnic, sectarian and linguistic prejudices and hypocrisy in Afghanistan. All Afghans should work together for the construction, development and prosperity of Afghanistan,” the statement read.
At the gathering, elders and scholars of the Hazara community demanded resolutions regarding their legal cases and other problems and assured the IEA of comprehensive cooperation with the Islamic system, the statement added.
Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed.
The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, said: “Unfortunately, at around 11:00 AM today, a sticky mine (magnetic IED) that was already embedded in a motorcycle exploded in the Jawozon area of Faizabad city, Badakhshan province.”
According to Qani the device detonated while a convoy of police was traveling through the area. Police had been carrying out a poppy clearing operation.
Police are investigating the incident, Qani said.
So far, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
Khurasan Faryab defeated Istiqlal Kabul 1-0 in the 35th match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Tuesday, while Sorkh Poshan Khafi thrashed Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1 in the 36th match of the tournament on the same day.
Khurasan’s only goal against Istiqlal Kabul was scored by Farid Ahmad – who was declared man of the match.
In the second match of the day, Sorkh Poshan Khafi’s four goals were scored by Habibullah Hotak and Omid Rajabi.
Khurasan’s Habibullah Hotak received the man of the match award.
Wednesday’s matches will see Abu Muslim Farah FC take on Adalat Farah FC at 1 PM, while Maiwand FC will play Jawanan Wahedi FC at 3:30 PM.
The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.
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