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CE Abdullah: Loya Jirga Had No Achievements
Speaking in an interview with the Anadolu News Agency, Abdullah said there was nothing new in the final resolution of the Jirga.
He emphasized that the Jirga should have been held after a peace agreement.
Meanwhile, in response to a question regarding Afghan government willingness to share power with the Taliban group, Abdullah said: “power-sharing is a must”.
He added that any peace agreement should be acceptable for the majority of the people of Afghanistan.
At the same time, some political parties and presidential candidates also expressed their opposition with the declaration of the Peace Jirga.
“We expected the President to take courage and should have announced a unilateral ceasefire, but he didn’t,” said Hakim Torsan, a presidential candidate.
“There was nothing new in this Jirga that faced problems to the people during the last one week. It cost $5 million but the final resolution said the Constitution should be observed,” said Fawzia Kofi, a former member of the Afghan parliament.
This comes as more than 3,000 Afghans attended at the five-day peace Jirga where they produced a 23-point list for talks with the Taliban, including preserving the Afghan Constitution and a truce for Ramadan.
Several prominent Afghan politicians, presidential candidates, and political parties boycotted the gathering including Chief Executive Abdullah which reveals a huge rift within the Afghan government.
The Taliban insurgent group also rejected the Jirga resolution, saying they will continue to their fight.
However, President Ghani said that the resolution will be changed to an action plan for the Afghan government.