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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.
Following the concerns over terrorist threats from Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says in a report that terrorist threats against US interests from Afghanistan and Pakistan are steadily rising.
The report stated that “Afghanistan presents growing space for terrorist groups compared to the period before the U.S. withdrawal.”
“ISIS-K [Daesh] presents a rising threat with reach beyond the immediate region, greater than during the pre-withdrawal period,” the report reads.
It added that “The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group has also returned as a regional security threat.”
“The study group’s final report evaluated and put forth policy options to mitigate terrorist threats and safeguard U.S. interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan, while maintaining the current focus on strategic competition,” the report added.
“Unfortunately, the geography of Afghanistan and the relations of terrorist groups in the region have caused the countries of the region and the world to express concern about possible challenges. The Islamic Emirate should take measures to form an inclusive government so that the spirit of the regional fight against terrorism is practically strengthened and launched,” said a military expert.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has called the report “baseless” and said that it has no relationship with al-Qaeda and that Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan.
IEA’s deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fetrat added that there is no terrorist group in Afghanistan and the government does not allow Afghan soil to be used against other countries.
“The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly said that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against the interests of countries. Once again, we assure the countries of the world and the region that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against their interests, nor is Afghanistan a threat to them,” Fetrat stressed.
An Afghan prisoner in Delhi stabbed another prisoner to death on Friday after a dispute over food, the Times of India reported.
The deceased was identified as Deepak Soni, who was 29-year-old.
The killer has been identified as Abdul Basir Akhundzada who is 44 years old.
Abdul Basir Akhundzadeh had been arrested in connection with a case of attempted murder in Lajpet Nagar area of New Delhi in 2019.
Soni had been arrested in connection with the case of robbery and murder in 2018.
Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan’s consul general in India’s Mumbai city, resigned on Saturday, following reports of gold smuggling.
The Times of India has reported that Wardak was caught at Mumbai airport with 25 kilograms of gold smuggled from Dubai.
While announcing her resignation, Wardak said on X that over the past year, she had encountered numerous personal attacks and defamation not only directed towards her but also towards her close family and extended relatives.
“These attacks, which appear to be organized, have severely impacted my ability to effectively operate in my role and have demonstrated the challenges faced by women in Afghan society who strive to modernize and bring positive change amidst ongoing propaganda campaigns,” she said.
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