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Afghanistan
An insight into Adib Fahim’s decision to distance himself from Abdullah
2020-05-06
[KhaamaPress] Adib Fahim, the former deputy intelligence chief of Afghanistan and elder son of the former vice president Mohammad Qasim Fahim, has distanced himself from Abdullah Abdullah
...the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against both Karzai and Ghani. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun. He also held the meaningless salaried sop position as CEO of Afghanistan, while Ghani was president...
, apparently due to an eternal feud.

Sources privy of the development said Adib distanced himself from Abdullah due to the internal political differences, mainly having links over the title of the Marshal of Afghanistan.

The sources further added that Adib decided to distance himself from Abdullah’s team as he opposed with the decision to confer the title of Marshal of Afghanistan to Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum
...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier...
Adib posted a short statement online on Monday, indirectly criticizing Abdullah for remaining short to respect an ’age-old’ friendship, brotherhood and loyalty, accusing him (Abdullah) of considering political concession against historical values of ’Jihad and Resistance®’.

Qasim Fahim, the former vice president of Afghanistan, who died of an illness in 2014, was conferred with the title of Marshal of Afghanistan following the fall of Taliban
...Arabic for students...
regime.

This comes as reports emerged earlier suggesting a crack in electoral team of Abdullah Abdullah, having links with the political differences. The reports emerged amid ongoing efforts to end the political stalemate which intensified following the controversial conduct and announcement of presidential elections.

On the other hand, Abdullah announced last week that his team has reached to an agreement in principle to end the ongoing political tensions 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...

Related:
Adib Fahim: 2019-11-29 Blasts kill 16 in northern Afghanistan; mostly women, girls
Adib Fahim: 2019-11-23 Adib Fahim steps down as deputy chief of the Afghan intelligence
Adib Fahim: 2014-03-16 Karzai Speaks to Parliament About Elections, Taliban and BSA
Related:
Mohammad Qasim Fahim: 2019-11-23 Adib Fahim steps down as deputy chief of the Afghan intelligence
Mohammad Qasim Fahim: 2016-08-19 1 wounded in bombing in Kabul city
Mohammad Qasim Fahim: 2016-03-09 Sayaf warns escalation of Afghanistan war to the world
Related:
Dostum: 2020-04-23 11 security personnel lost their lives, 19 wounded in Taliban attacks in Sar-e Pul
Dostum: 2020-02-10 Key Taliban sniper among 5 killed in a premature bomb explosion in North of Afghanistan
Dostum: 2020-01-29 ANSF Ready to “Crush” Taliban in North: Mohib
Related:
Qasim Fahim: 2019-11-23 Adib Fahim steps down as deputy chief of the Afghan intelligence
Qasim Fahim: 2016-08-19 1 wounded in bombing in Kabul city
Qasim Fahim: 2016-03-09 Sayaf warns escalation of Afghanistan war to the world
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