In reaction to a remark by the Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said on August 25 that Afghan soil is not a threat to any country, adding current leadership is paving the way for “political opponents” to return.
Afghanistan’s Khaama Press reports that defying the remarks by the Indian defense minister that Afghan territory must not be used to intimidate or attack any country by providing safe havens to terrorists, supporting their activities through financial assistance, Mujahid said there will be no threat from the Afghan soil to any country, adding such is a national responsibility and they are paying close attention to the matter.
“The Islamic Emirate is obliged to provide security all over Afghanistan, to protect itself and its people, and to prevent Afghanistan from being a place from which any country would feel threatened. This is our national responsibility, and we are paying more attention to this” he said.
Meanwhile, a number of political analyst support the inclusive government in Afghanistan, saying this could build trust among various sect in the country, preventing tensions among Afghans.
“The inclusive government can create trust among Afghanistan’s tribes and prevent the tensions which are plaguing the government now and will in the future,” a political analyst Barna Salehi was quoted as saying by TOLOnews.
“Inclusivity means to appoint experts and people with good backgrounds to the government departments,” said Mohammad Matin Mohammad Khail, another political analyst.
Since 2012, Afghanistan has been in the process of gaining membership to the SCO but is yet to be recognized as a permanent member of this organization. After the Islamic Emirate swept into power, however, no representative from Afghanistan has participated in any of the SCO summits.
