“APSC” council announces establishment in country’s political scene

Former top government officials and Jihadi leaders announced on Friday the establishment of a new party; “Afghanistan’s Protection and Stability Council (APSC)”.

Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf, Esmail Khan, Younis Qanuni, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Sadiq Mudaber, Besmillah Muhammadi, Fazlul Hadi Muslimyar, Omar Dawood Zai, Zalmai Rasoul and Rahim Wardak are the main figures of this council.

The leadership of Afghanistan’s Protection and Stability Council does not introduce itself as an opposition party but cites the aim is to provide security, consolidating national unity and tackling the current challenges of the country.

One of the Jihadi figures and leader of Hezb-e Dawat-e Islami, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf says forming such a council was an essential need.

“By seeing the current fragile situation of the country, we decided to create a council to solve challenges,” said Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf, former Jihadi leader.

In the meantime, Chairman of Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi has also said, “The aim of the council is bringing economic and social stability, providing security and peace, fighting against ethnic and religious discord, protection of Islamic principles and national values and achievements of Jihad, the resistance of the Afghan people and tackling the current challenges.”

“We considered this council in a four-years framework and it will expand to all 34 provinces of the country in nearest time. We did not form this council for power sharing,” said Muhammad Younis Qanuni, former vice president.

It has been said that the main topics of this council were coordination between politicians, mobilization of district councils, provincial councils and national council and holding election according to the constitution.