KABUL (SW): The recent outburst of Vice President Gen. Abdul Rasheed Dostum has caught the eye of international media as analysts weigh the time and purpose of Dostum’s remarks.
The New York Times (NYT) has written in a report that Afghanistan’s volatile first vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, has unleashed a tirade in which he appeared to issue a veiled threat that he might turn his wrath against his own government if ‘disrespect’ of him and his Uzbek constituency continued.
Commenting on this, Muhibullah Sharif, an expert on political affairs, told Salam Watandar that the VP should have acknowledged his position before publically speaking his heart out. He went on to say that such remarks are against the national interests of the country, and Dostum should realize this is not the 1990s anymore, he said.
Jawed Ghafoor, another political commentator, said in this regard that the VP’s remarks have only contributed to further confuse the masses, and in return obtain more perks and privileges.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Rahman Ogli, a former Wolesi Jirga (lower house) member, believe that the VP is under immense pressure from his voters, hence the President should realize the issue and save the developments of the past 15 years from going into vain. He noted that the National Unity Government (NUG) is formed in a way that has not granted Dostum his due share in power.
The issue was also discussed in the parliament on Saturday. Zaher Qadeer, deputy speaker of the house, called upon leaders of the NUG to overcome their differences and avoid spreading concerns among the masses.
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