KABUL: Afghan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has said that the Afghan government will not allow global powers to engage in rivalries on Afghan soil and exploit the country’s sovereignty.
Referring on the Taliban insurgency, Abdullah said that continued financing by foreign countries of Taliban’s war machine was still a matter of great concern, but warned that the Taliban would fail to reach its objectives by waging war against the country.
“We will not allow any country to misuse Afghan soil; continued support by donor countries has a major importance for us in the fight against terrorism,” said Abdullah.
“I don’t think that global powers are able to engage in rivalry here, because past experience has proved that such an approach will not yield an outcome,” said legal expert Nasrullah Stanekzai.
It is believed that Afghanistan needs to improve its intelligence capabilities in view of the current war in the country.
“The war is not an option for them, Taliban, to reach their objectives, they think they can claim victory through the war, but it is a failed attempt,” Abdullah said.
“In the view of current circumstances, Afghanistan needs to tackle the war from an intelligence perspective and invest in this respect”, said political activist Ajmal Balochzada.
Experts said following confirmation of links between the Taliban, Russia and Iran, concerns have also been raised among Afghans over what is being seen as a new era of confrontation between world powers in their country.
At the same time, there is speculation that contacts between Russia, Iran and the Taliban and a surge in the activities of Daesh have pushed the major powers into confrontation on Afghan soil.
