Former NDS Chief fears return of all powerful Taliban in Afghanistan
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KABUL - Rahmatullah Nabil, a presidential candidate and former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the Taliban does not believe in democracy and peace and the group is seeking to take over the “whole power” in the country.
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said in his Eid statement on Saturday that the group is not seeking to monopolize power and that they want a “real share” of all Afghans in government.
Nabil, who addressed his supporters at a gathering in Kabul on Sunday, called on Afghan politicians not to be deceived by the Taliban’s position on the peace process in Afghanistan.
“Taliban wants to establish an Islamic emirate in Afghanistan and then bring weak-minded people as technocrats in government. Neither have they (Taliban) endorsed elections nor democracy,” he said.
Nabil said the way the Afghan political elites and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation are dealing with the peace process in Afghanistan is “wrong”.
“In the meetings where we have representatives of foreign countries is in-fact giving legitimacy to the Taliban and misinterpreting the explanation of the enemy,” Nabil as said as he stressed the need for recognizing “foe and friend” when it comes to peace talks.
“No one is against peace, but we should differentiate between peace and compromise. The deal will push the country towards crisis. I don’t see any doubt in the intention of those attended Moscow talks, but their approach is wrong because Afghans have paid the price for such discussions, but the Taliban and other countries were benefited,” said Nabil.
