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Foreign Policy Isn’t Personal Issue, it Defines National Interests: Abdullah

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The remarks by the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib who criticized the U.S. approach towards Afghan reconciliation continued to meet with reactions on Sunday.

During his visit to Washington DC last week, Mohib described the U.S.’s talks with the Taliban as surrender discussion.

He said that the U.S. chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad is keeping the “duly elected” Afghan government in dark and that in the latest round of talks in Doha, they were humiliated and made to wait in a hotel lobby.

“We don’t know what’s going on. We don’t have the kind of transparency that we should have,” Mohib said, adding that the Afghan government was getting the information in bits and pieces.

“The last people to find out (about the peace talks) are us,” Mohib said.

His remarks against Khalilzad sparked a strong reaction of the U.S. State Department.

The department summoned Mohib and rejected his comments. It said Mohib’s comments only serve to hinder the bilateral relationship and the peace process.

Following the matter, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that national interests have the highest value for the government officials and that it should be a priority in foreign policy.

He said foreign policy defines Afghanistan’s national interests and that it is not a “personal” or an “amateur” issue.

He stressed that the United States has made “great” sacrifices and invested “significant” resources to help Afghanistan’s security and development.

“Our relations with the United States encompass all aspects of our national interests, and sure to withstand momentary sentiments of any particular politicians or officials,” Abdullah said.

Chief Executive also said that peace is their priority, but “honorable and dignified” peace.

“Peace will have a realistic chance only when all Afghans sit together to talk about it,” Abdullah said.

Meanwhile, Sayed Ishaq Gilani said that considering the current situation of Afghanistan, Mohib was not asked to deliver such remarks. 

“I don’t want to be too critical on the government because it is remained unaware [of peace talks], and has the right to object. However, this issue is not in our favor at the given time when we are moving towards achieving peace,” Gilani said.

However, in apparent response, NSA Hamdullah Mohib, a series of tweets on March 15 said that he voiced Afghan people’s legitimate concerns and made Afghanistan’s principled position clear.

“True peace is our people’s innate desire and our primary duty and our responsibility is to the 35 million Afghans, who aspire an honest and lasting peace, but also to all our partners who have invested in our country and people,” Mohib tweeted.

He said the Afghan people and government value their partnership with the United States and are especially “grateful” for America’s “generous” support to our armed forces.

 “As foundational partners, Afghans will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States to fight terrorism in order to ensure our joint security interests, as well as in pursuit of an honest, transparent, and just peace,” he added.

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Russia’s special envoy meets with IEA ministers, discusses bilateral issues

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Zamir Kabulov, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, who is on a visit to Kabul, has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi for talks on political and economic issues between Afghanistan and Russia.

Regional issues were also discussed.

Muttaqi expressed appreciation for Russia’s support at regional and international meetings and emphasized the need to further strengthen political ties and trade relations between the two countries.

He also said that Afghanistan’s relations with countries in the region are flourishing and currently Afghanistan has active embassies in all neighboring countries.

Muttaqi called Afghanistan’s relations with Russia important and said the current ground realities of Afghanistan should be understood and that there is no reason why the United Nations needs to appoint a special representative to deal with Afghanistan.

He said the Afghan government is in talks with the UN over this issue and will make public its position after sufficient clarification has been provided on the agenda and composition of the next UN meeting in Doha.

Kabulov in turn stressed that any meeting held on Afghanistan should be convened with the approval of the Afghan government.

He said it is important for the United Nations to have the Afghan government approve and attend the next Doha meeting.

He said this series of meetings will not yield positive results without the Afghan government being in agreement.

He also said governments of the world should maintain relations with the Afghan government through bilateral mechanisms instead of multilateral contact mechanisms.

Kabulov emphasized that the US should release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and end its unilateral and “illegal” restrictions on the country’s banking system.

He also said Russia and Afghanistan need to improve coordination between them and went on to say he hoped Muttaqi would visit Moscow during the course of this year.

Kabulov also met with acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani.

This meeting focused on bilateral relations between both countries while political and security issues pertaining to the region were also discussed, the ministry said.

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Afghans in Europe Union members meet with ministers of defense, mining

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Representatives of the Union of Afghans living in Europe on Tuesday met with the ministers of defense and mining for talks on several issues.

Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqoub Mujahid said in a meeting with union delegates that the current security situation in the country has provided an opportunity for everyone to participate in the progress of Afghanistan.

Mujahid added that there were still some problems in certain areas but that these will be removed.

In this meeting, Mujahid called Afghanistan the common home of all Afghans and said the problems in the country will be solved soon.

“The problems that exist in some issues will be solved soon; but there was nothing more than the security that has been revealed in this land today with the help of Allah and with the sacrifices of our people,” he was quoted in a statement as saying.

According to the statement, a number of Afghans, who only moved to the country after the Islamic Emirate’s takeover, expressed their satisfaction with the current situation in the country.

In addition, Shahabuddin Delawar, acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, also met with union representatives and asked Afghans living abroad to return to Afghanistan and contribute to the country’s progress.

In this meeting, the Afghans living in Europe asked Delawar to provide better facilities to Afghans who want to invest in the country. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says that Delawar also asked the visiting delegation to return to Afghanistan and contribute to the country’s development.

Earlier, in a meeting with a number of other officials of the Islamic Emirate, including the political deputy of the Prime Minister and the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, this delegation emphasized the need to strengthen the system and provide work and education to Afghan girls and women.

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Regional developments require Afghanistan, China’s full coordination to protect interests: Muttaqi

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Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that recent events and developments in the region require that Afghanistan and China continue their cooperation in full coordination so that they can protect their common interests.

Muttaqi stated this in a meeting with the Chinese ambassador in Kabul Zhao Xing.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Tuesday that the two sides discussed bilateral political, economic and cultural cooperation between Afghanistan and China and the recent developments in the region.

Muttaqi expressed his satisfaction with the expansion of political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries and said that the Islamic Emirate has created good opportunities in the field of trade and investment.

He pointed out that the increase in the export of pine nuts to China and the progress in the Mes Aynak and Wakhan Corridor projects are clear examples of this policy of the Islamic Emirate.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement, the Chinese ambassador considered the developments in various fields with Afghanistan as positive and added that he seeks to encourage Chinese businessmen and investors to play their role for long-term economic cooperation with Afghanistan.

He also said that his country is considering ways of bilateral cooperation and resources regarding Wakhan Corridor.

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