No restrictions imposed on ex-president Karzai: Mujahid

KABUL (Pajhwok): Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says there are no restrictions on the former president Hamid Karzai, but he should not represent the caretaker government.

Shahzada Massoud, a close aide of Karzai on Thursday said the former president had not been allowed to travel to three countries.

He said: “When Karzai sahib returned to the country from UK, three more countries officially invited him, but unfortunately he was denied permission to travel.”

“As far as family visits are concerned, Afghans come every day, their documents are checked by security forces and they are allowed to enter after that,” he added.

Karzai was also not permitted to meet a seven-member Iranian delegation that recently visited Kabul, TOLOnews quoted a source as saying.

But Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan News: “There is no accurate information about this. As long as we know, he has had several trips and there are no restriction no meetings of Karzai. Two days ago, he met with the ambassador of Japan. There are no such major restrictions, but of course he should not represent the government and the system, he should live like a normal individual and an Afghan, and he also enjoys his individual rights.”

According to Mujahid, Karzai currently doesn’t have any official political position and he is a normal citizen of the country.

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