IEA meets all conditions for recognition: Kabir

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called sanctions on Afghan officials ‘unfair’ and said that the caretaker government had met all the conditions for recognition.

Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Maulvi Abdu Kabir met UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva on Thursday, a statement from the Presidential Palace said.

Maulvi Kabir said the IEA had fulfilled all the conditions for recognition, it should be recognized and Afghanistan’s permanent seat in the UN should be handed over to the caretaker government.

He called the sanctions on the IEA and some officials unfair and said these curbs had prevented interaction, negotiations and political understanding with the world.

He asked the UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva to present the realities of Afghanistan at the upcoming meeting on Afghanistan in Doha.

For her part, Otunbayeva said the international community was willing to implement fundamental projects in Afghanistan and it was vital to carry out basic development work for Afghans.

She recalled the upcoming meeting in Doha as a good opportunity for Afghanistan to attract humanitarian aid and the IEA delegation would be able to hold meetings and exchange views with representatives of other countries.

She expressed concern over the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and said that this issue would harm the relations between the two countries.

During a trip to Pakistan, she had shared these problems and concerns with officials of the neighboring country, she concluded.

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