Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that he welcomes the Pashtun Tribal Jirga in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and strongly supports the Jirga’s resolution.
Former President Karzai made the remarks at a three-day Pashtun-sponsored jirga in Bannu hosted by the Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNA) on March 11, 12 and 13 and a statement was issued on March 14. Was.
“This Grand Jirga is a good and effective step towards resolving the existing problems in the region and Afghanistan and we strongly support the resolution of this Jirga,” President Karzai said on Twitter.
“We appreciate the wide participation of women in the conference and the recommendations of the jirga to ensure women’s rights in economic, political and cultural matters,” He added.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomes the Great Pashtun Tribal Jirga in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The former president called the grand jirga a good and effective step towards resolving the existing problems in the region and Afghanistan and announced his strong support for the resolution of the jirga.
د #افغانستان پخوانی جمهور رئیس حامد کرزی په #بنو، #خیبر_پښتونخوا کې د پښتنو د سترې قومي جرگې هرکلی کوي.
پخوانی جمهور رئیس دغه ستره جرگه په سیمه او #افغانستان کې د موجودو ستونزو د اوارولو لپاره نېک او اغېزمن گام بولي او د یادې جرگې له پرېکړه لیک څخه خپل کلک … pic.twitter.com/ee5lka8HXq— Hamid Karzai (@KarzaiH) March 15, 2022
In its 25-point statement, the Bannu Jirga called for the establishment of a representative government of all peoples through the Afghan Loya Jirga and general elections, calling the use of force by force illegal and a betrayal of the Afghan nation. “The Jirga has expressed its sorrow over the current crisis in Afghanistan.”
“The National Assembly strongly rejects the barbed wire fence along the Durand Line (Afghanistan-Pakistan border) and demands that all historic trade routes along the line be closed to trade and trade,” the Jirga said in a statement. Ensure free movement of people on both sides without documents and credentials.
During the March 13 Jirga, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNA), said in an exclusive interview with A Diva that if the Jirga was looked down upon, the results would be “heavier than the Ahmad Shah Baba Jirga”. And be deep ”.
Mr Achakzai called on the Taliban to “prioritize Afghanistan’s independence”. :
He added that “the Taliban should convene a Loya Jirga and not change the government of Afghanistan in the future.
Achakzai said there should be no interference from Pakistan in Afghanistan’s affairs, but said that if anyone interfered, Pakistani Pashtuns should be stopped.
Earlier, he had said in an interview with VOA correspondent Arshad Momand on March 3 while convening the Bannu Jirga in Charsadda that one jirga was needed by the Pashtuns of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the other by all. Afghans are needed in Europe.
