Iran’s Raisi Stresses Need for Inclusive Govt in Afghanistan

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi stressed the need for an inclusive government representing all ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan.

Raisi made the remarks at an Iftar event with the ambassadors of Islamic countries.

“Solving the problems of the oppressed people of Afghanistan by forming an inclusive government representing all ethnic groups, religions and people of Afghanistan are emphasised and supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Raisi was quoted in a statement of the Iran Foreign Ministry.

Raisi also criticized the 20-year presence of the US and NATO in Afghanistan, saying that the two decades of US and NATO presence in the country brought nothing but war and bloodshed for the people of Afghanistan.

The political analysts believe that the formation of the inclusive government can solve the main problems of Afghanistan.

“The stability would be stronger, and the people would be supportive of the government. There should be people in the government who are not among the Taliban,” said Toreq Farhadi, a political analyst.

“I don’t think that without an inclusive government of Afghanistan we could be going towards political legitimacy, particularly by the international community,” said Barna Salehi, political analyst.

The Islamic Emirate has not commented on Raisi’s remarks but earlier said that the formation of inclusive government is the country’s internal issue.

“The demands of the countries are not right. This is interference in Afghanistan’s affairs. The formation of the government, the format of the government, is the responsibility of the people of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate and not the responsibility of any country,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, Islamic Emirate’s spokesman.

Earlier, the Iran Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, called for the formation of inclusive government in Afghanistan.