MUMBAI :Islamic Republic of Afghanistan announces govt in exile led by Amrullah Saleh
Political leaders part of the Ghani administration in Afghanistan have announced the formation of a government in exile led by ‘caretaker president’ Amrullah Saleh.
he Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has announced the formation of a new government led by Amrullah Saleh. First vice president in the Ashraf Ghani administration, Saleh had declared himself the caretaker president of Afghanistan in Ghani’s absence.
The government in exile led by Amrullah Saleh is the only “legitimate government” in Afghanistan, read a statement issued by the Afghan embassy in Switzerland, reported The Khaama Press News Agency.
Referring to the Taliban, the statement goes further to add that no other government can replace the legitimate one. It goes further to add that the decision to announce a government in exile was made after due consultation with elders since Afghanistan is under the occupation of “external forces”.
“After the escape of Ashraf Ghani and his rupture with Afghan politics, his first vice-president [Amrullah Saleh] will be leading the country,” the statement read. It added that the government in exile will activate executive, judicial and legislative powers.
However, the statement does not identify any other members of the government in exile apart from Amrullah Saleh.
It does go on to declare its support to the anti-Taliban resistance mounted by Ahmad Massoud in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province.(india Today)
