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Major Challenges Emerging as Tensions Rise in NUG
A number of Afghan Senators have expressed concern over the current situation of the country; citing the continuation of tensions between National Unity Government (NUG) leaders would cause the government to face more challenges.
They have declared that the continuation of these challenges is not acceptable and will have adverse consequences on the country.
"People are concerning over the current situation of the country and the rise of tensions between the government leaders," said Senator Gulalay Akbari.
Senator Jamauddin Geyanwal said, "The differences among government leaders caused the security situation worsening day by day and terrorist groups become more powerful."
Senator Nadir Baloch also said, "We are concerning over the prejudice and ethnocentrism actions of government leaders and we demand security forces to not be affected by these issues."
Meanwhile, Senators emphasized that the differences among leaders should be seriously investigated.
"Honesty, trust and implementation of the political agreement are very essential at the current situation and the problems should be seriously investigated," said senator Muhammad Alam Izadyar.
With the two year of anniversary of Afghanistan National Unity Government approached in September, long-simmering tensions between president Ghani and CEO, Abdullah Abdullah have broken out into the open.
In mid-August remarks to his supporters, Abdullah made his most public and indirect complaints to date, calling Ghani unfit for presidency.
He said that his counsel was being ignored by Ghani, his position within the government was being marginalized, and his demands for reforms were going unmet.
Although the two leaders have since met one-on-one and attended Afghanistan's Independence day celebrations together on Aug.17, the complicated power-sharing balance within the government, and with its critics on the outside, shows little sign of being resolved anytime soon.
The US-brokered agreement that formed the national unity government and ended a dispute over the outcome of Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election set up an ambitious his former electoral rival Abdullah as Chief Executive, a new position.
Abdullah often accompanies Ghani on state visits, but otherwise he appears to have made limited progress at integrating himself into government decision-making chains.
Over the past two years, the two leaders have fought-up until now largely behind the scenes-over almost all major cabinet appointment and control of the process of reforming Afghanistan electoral law and administration.
Pakistan has said Islamabad is “deeply shocked” at the martyrdom of Afghanistan Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani in an explosion on Wednesday afternoon.
Haqqani was martyred in an attack inside the ministry on Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday night, Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, said Islamabad “unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We are in touch with the Interim Afghan Government to ascertain further details.”
Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq also passed on his condolences.
He said: “The Government and people of Pakistan are deeply shocked and saddened by the cowardly terrorist attack in Kabul today, which targeted Alhaj Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister for Refugees.
“Pakistan stands in solidarity with Afghanistan in this hour of grief and reiterates its commitment to work with Afghanistan in fighting the menace of terrorism and promoting regional peace and stability.”
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has expressed its condolences over the martyrdom of the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s, and said he was “a tireless Mujahid in the way of God".
On Wednesday evening, IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s martyrdom was a great loss for the government, the Mujahideen, his family and all Afghans.
“Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani spent his whole life in defense of God's religion in Jihad, migration and enduring hardships. He was one of the members of the great Jihadi family for which the enemies of Islam had set a five million dollars bounty on his head,” the statement read.
“Such a cowardly act cannot weaken the will of Muslims or lead the conspirators to their sinister goals against our strong Islamic system. Rather, such cowardly actions make the faces of the enemies of religion and Islam blacker and make their sinister intentions more obvious,” he said.
No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has expressed its condolences over the martyrdom of the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s, and said he was “a tireless Mujahid in the way of God".
IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s martyrdom was a great loss for the government, the Mujahideen, his family and all Afghans.
“Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani spent his whole life in defense of God's religion in Jihad, migration and enduring hardships. He was one of the members of the great Jihadi family for which the enemies of Islam had set a five million dollars bounty on his head,” the statement read.
“Such a cowardly act cannot weaken the will of Muslims or lead the conspirators to their sinister goals against our strong Islamic system. Rather, such cowardly actions make the faces of the enemies of religion and Islam blacker and make their sinister intentions more obvious,” he said.
The IEA stated that Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s was martyred, in a cowardly attack by “Khawarij”.
Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani was martyred in an suicide bombing that took place on Wednesday afternoon inside the ministry, but no further casualties have been reported yet.
Khalil Rahman Haqqani, 58, has been the acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation since September 7, 2021.
Afghan Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Haqqani, was martyred in a suicide bombing that targeted the ministry in Kabul on Wednesday, a reliable source confirmed.
Speaking to Ariana News, the source said the explosion happened inside the ministry, which led to the martyrdom of Haqqani.
Khalil Rahman Haqqani, 58, has been the acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation since September 7, 2021.
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