MONITORING (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, has urged the international community not to impose its will on Afghanistan in terms of the government formation.
Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, the he called on the international community not to impose its demands on Afghans under the pretext of a forming an ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan.
Muttaqi said the current caretaker government was a coalition of people from every province and ethnic group and no one was being discriminated against. He called on the international community not to press for the experiences of those who have failed and exploited from the formation of coalition governments.
He stressed that Afghans want a government of their choice and the world should not impose its demands. He said ordinary Afghans were happy with the new government and that those who had fled to European countries had their interests cut off and wanted to create problems in Afghanistan.
Referring to the ongoing problems in Afghanistan, Muttaqi said that these problems have been solved to some extent, the economic system has been saved from collapse and banking affairs are moving towards normalcy.
He also stressed that despite the fact that Afghanistan’s wealth has been frozen and its economic woes have worsened, the Islamic Emirate has been able to prevent the closure of seven in-house health facilities in the past seven months.
He added that the world should not expect progress in such a short period of time because Afghans have just emerged from the war and are still in trouble.
During the conference, the acting foreign minister accused the US, NATO and other countries of using weapons in Afghanistan over the past 20 years that endangered the health of Afghans.
On the sidelines of the conference, Muttaqi also met the US, Qatari, Turkish and other dignitaries.
The remarks come as the international community has set a number of conditions for recognizing Afghanistan’s new government since the Islamic Emirate came to power.
The formation of an inclusive government, respect for women’s rights and the opening of school doors to girls, as well as a number of other conditions are some of the demands.
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