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Russia Should Engage with U.S. to Ensure Peace in Afghanistan: Congressman
U.S. Congressman from Virgin’s 5th district, Tom Garrett says Russia should be engaged with the United States in hoping for stable, secure and peaceful Afghanistan.
In a brief interview with Ariana News in the United States, Garrett said that Russia should work with the U.S. to ensure security and stability in Afghanistan, instead of backing the Taliban insurgent elements in the country.
“Russia should be engaged with the United States in hoping for stable, secure and peaceful Afghanistan, and being engaged with militant elements as Taliban is not can do so to that end.”
The Garret said that the United States wants to work with Afghan government to make corruption at minimum and to make sure his country do everything with soft power.
“The United States obviously intervene in Afghanistan, following the Taliban’s decision to harbor Al-Qaeda who attacked the United States in September 11th; I think we intervene successfully so now we have a fledgling government in place and we want to work to ensure that corruption is at minimum and the opportunity is at maximum, everything we can do with soft power that is without bombs, bullets and missiles we should do.”
The U.S. Congressmen further said that presence of the Daesh and Al-Qaeda and some insurgent elements of pre-2001 Taliban have threatened the Afghan government, adding that his country has the duty to provide stability in Afghanistan.
He said: “It is mistake for the United States to perpetually try to impose American ideals on other nations, we should led people have self determination to the extent that with that self determination there is also tolerance and some peace, there is security and stability that people can live in the world where they have control on their own government and etc.”
In response to a question whether the U.S. President Donald Trump will consider sending more troops to Afghanistan, he said:
” We started the mission over there, the goal should be peace and stability to the extent that we can achieve it, and that is the right thing to do, have said that at some point you have to say we have done what can do here and consider other alternatives.”
By Nazira Azeem Karimi and Shakib Mahmud
Torkham commissioner Mullah Abdul Jabbar Hikmat said Thursday the crossing will be closed for the next three days in order for Pakistan border authorities to move into new premises.
He said the crossing has been closed to travelers and to people seeking medical help in Pakistan.
Hikmat appealed to the public not to make their way to the crossing over the next three days.
However, trucks carrying goods will still be able to cross as per usual, in both directions.
Pakistani media has also reported that the crossing will be closed from May 17 to May 19 in order to enable border officials to move into new premises.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed Wednesday that one person was killed and 12 were injured when a helicopter crashed in Firozkoh, the capital of Ghor province.
Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, said on X that on Wednesday morning, an Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, which was sent to Ghor province, experienced technical problems and crashed into a wall during an emergency landing.
In footage published by Afghan media, the wreckage of a helicopter can be seen lying in a fast-flowing river, with crowds of people gathered around it.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Defense said the helicopter had been sent to Firozkoh to retrieve bodies of car crash victims.
The spokesman said a car plunged into the Harirod River a few days ago, resulting in the death of a few people.
Takeyoshi Kuramaya, Japan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said in a meeting with Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, that the lack of diplomatic presence of Western countries in Afghanistan has caused them to be unaware of the positive developments in the country.
According to him, the international community should have direct contact with the Islamic Emirate.
Kuramaya also said Japan is committed to cooperating with Afghans in dealing with natural disasters, treating drug addicts and finding alternative crops for former poppy farmers.
On the other hand, Kabir said at this meeting that due to the support of the people, the Islamic Emirate has been able to ensure national peace, start big projects and make many other improvements.
The political deputy added that the Islamic Emirate is trying to solve people’s problems and wants positive interactions and broad relations with the world.
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