Mujahid: great powers rivalry on soil will not be allowed

KABUL (TOLONews): Zabihullah Mujahid, speaking at a conference in Kabul on Wednesday after the conclusion of the third Doha meeting, said that Afghanistan is not isolated and has good relations with most countries around the world.

Mujahid also told journalists at this conference that Afghanistan will never be allowed to become a field for global political rivalries.

According to him, human rights issues and girls’ education should be separated from political issues, and the world should not use them as a tool to pressure the caretaker government.

The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate said: “We do not allow Afghanistan to become a battleground for world powers. We want Afghanistan to be a hub for attracting cooperation and a point of connection between countries, not division.”

Zabihullah Mujahid added at this conference that they would be committed to global conventions when the Islamic Emirate is recognized under the United Nations framework and these conventions comply with Islamic Sharia.

He said: “Conventions or agreements of the world come into existence based on commitment. We can agree to them when the Islamic Emirate is accepted under the general framework of the United Nations. Secondly, we can adhere to global conventions and agreements as long as they do not contradict Islamic Sharia and the interests of Afghanistan.”

The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate described the Doha meeting as productive for Afghanistan and added that countries in this meeting acknowledged Afghanistan’s progress and committed to cooperating in strengthening the private sector and combating drugs.

Zabihullah Mujahid added: “Our demand at the end of the meeting was to create a practical mechanism to provide practical assistance to Afghans in these two areas. They said they would include it in their plan. I clearly told all participants that meetings should not just repeat but should be followed by action.”

While the Islamic Emirate called the third Doha meeting productive, it faced criticism for the absence of women.