No stability if Jihadi leaders remain sidelined: Former Jihadi leader

Kabul- The former Jihadi leader and Minister of Water and Energy Mohammad Ismail Khan have warned that there will be no security in the country, if the Jihadi leaders remain sidelined in the new government.

Speaking in a gathering of his supporters in western Herat province of Afghanistan Ismail Khan said, the Jihadi leaders should be given seats in the government of national unity.

He criticized the formation of the new cabinet and claimed that almost half of the cabinet ministers are holding dual nationality. Ismail Khan also claimed that the cabinet is comprised of communist leaders and insisted that such a cabinet would remain unable to implement peace and stability.

The Government of national unity last month introduced the cabinet ministers after almost three and half months delay, where majority of the nominees are new faces and have not worked in the previous government.

However, only eight cabinet ministers and the nominee for the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were given vote of confidence.

In the meantime, Ismail Khan expressed concerns regarding the incomplete cabinet despite several months have passed from the formation of the new government.

He called on the government of national unity to provide opportunities for honest individuals who could serve the Afghan nation.

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