Abdullah Abdullah dubs Ghani ‘traitor’, says Doha settlement between US, Taliban was weak

Chief government officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah mentioned that the settlement between the US and the Taliban was weak on peace. He was talking on the India Today Conclave 2021.

Calling Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani a “traitor”, Abdullah mentioned that there have been “so many flaws in our own system, bad elections one after another, Ghani not trusting people and mistrust between him and the leadership, corruption were some of the factors” that led to the scenario by which the nation is as we speak.”At the same time when the US signed a deal with the Taliban under the Doha Agreement, the peace element of it was very weak,” he added.Abdullah, who stays in Kabul mentioned that going away like Ashraf Ghani was like becoming a member of a nationwide traitor, “which would be the last thing I would do in life. Staying in Kabul was a deliberate decision to be with the people, who had supported us and respected us as leaders.” He mentioned “I don’t regret staying here, I am a citizen of the country and I do not expect any role in the system. I stayed back just to be with the people and my residence is an address for the people and I am in contact with friends outside the country as well,” he added. Dr Abdullah Abdullah was the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan earlier than the Taliban took over. (Photo: India Today)On questions over India’s issues about terrorist assaults rising from the nation underneath the patronage of the Taliban, Abdullah mentioned that the place to begin might be to have interaction with them and lift these issues with them straight, “that will be the way forward.” On the group’s shut relations with Pakistan, he mentioned that the Taliban has had a colossus relation with the neighbouring nation, which fits again to 3 many years.Talking concerning the relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan, he mentioned, “the Taliban’s colossal relationship with Pakistan has been for the past three decades and the path that the Taliban are taking have not been able to address the concerns of people.”Talking concerning the scenario in Kabul, he mentioned that the humanitarian scenario is essentially the most severe all through the nation. With latest growth, it has exacerbated manifolds and the nation is in want of humanitarian help. The financial system isn’t transferring and the banking system wants assist.The assertion got here on a day when the Kunduz province within the nation was rocked by a robust blast by which round 15 folks have been killed and over 90 wounded. “That’s the tragedy of the Afghan people and we are facing security challenges with Daesh (ISIS) taking shape in the country,” he mentioned reacting to the tragic assault.Abdullah, who stays longing for his nation, mentioned “I see overwhelming challenges, but there are opportunities and can we capitalise on them as a nation, only time can tell.”