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Afghan Ulemas angrily reacts at Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s remarks
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Ulema Council of Afghanistan angrily reacted at the remarks of a prominent Pak religious holy man and politician Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman who had claimed that the peace in Afghanistan would not be achievable as long as the foreign forces have presence in the country.However, a woman is only as old as she admits... front man for the Afghanistan Ulema Council, Mohammad Qasim Halimi, told RFE/RL that the remarks of Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman consisted full of enmity and hatred. He insisted that the remarks by Maulana Fazal follows despite the majority of the foreign forces have left the country. Halimi further added that the ongoing war in Afghanistan is against the Afghan nation and not against the foreign forces. According to Halimi, Maulana Fazal has a history in supporting the Taliban against the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Fazal is a pro-Taliban Pak political leader who had endorsed the Taliban extremism in Afghanistan, calling it a legitimate war against the foreign forces. The remarks by Fazal-ur-Rehman earlier in 2015 followed after a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani  ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..who visited Pakistain on a two-day state visit shortly after taking office as the new President of Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-11 |
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