KABUL – Head of Afghanistan senate’s defense committee Mohammad HashimAlokozai on Monday said that government has failed in its efforts toidentify and deal with certain elements inside the administration who arecollaborating with the Taliban, TOLONEWS has reported.
Meanwhile, Amrullah Saleh, the former chief of Afghan intelligenceagency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – has said governmentknows a number of spies within the government institutions.
Saleh claimed that one of the deputies of the National Security Council(NSC) is a Pakistan spy. He said the person works for the agencyInter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
“One of the deputies of the National Security Council has links withPakistan, he is an agent, he is a spy and the government knows it,” saidSaleh.
[image: “One of the deputies of the National Security Council has linkswith Pakistan, he is an agent, he is a spy and the government knows it,”said Saleh.]
But, president Ashraf Ghani has reiterated his resolve to bring reforms tothe security sector.
Serious criticism has been levelled against the government’s securitystrategy following a fresh spate of attacks by the Taliban and Daesh in thecountry. Critics say that government and its security and intelligenceagencies have failed to identity the spies.
“Unfortunately, they are collaborating and cooperating with the enemy, weare trying to arrest them, we have arrested dozens of them already from theranks of the security forces, from inside society and from among thepoliticians,” said minister of interior Wais Ahmad Barmak.
“There are some slave elements who are bringing the Taliban and Daeshoperatives in exchange for money or on the basis of other kinds ofrelations and help them (insurgents) reach to their objectives, it is clearthat the Taliban has got some collaborators,” said Alokozai.
But politicians criticize heads of security agencies for being involved inpolitical issues.
[image: But politicians criticize heads of security agencies for beinginvolved in political issues. ]
“Unfortunately for a long time, the security institutions are engaging inpolitical issues, they engage in the removal of political rivals, makeconspiracies against the politicians of the country and work to create arepressive system instead of maintaining security for the public,” saidAnwarul Haq Ahadi, chairman Jabha-e-Naween party of Afghanistan.
But, president Ashraf Ghani has called on politicians to sideline theirpolitical objectives and instead work for national unity.
“Afghan political elite must rise above petty politics and unite to serveour people and defend our nation and country against state-sponsored,regional, and international terrorism,” said Ghani on Monday.
Afghan politicians and critics have always said that certain circles withinand outside the government are collaborating with the insurgents. But noserious action about the arrest of these elements were reported from thegovernment side.