Afghanistan orders its diplomats to comeback from Islamabad
New Delhi: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday ordered the diplomats of Afghanistan to Pakistan to come back to Kabul after reporting the incident of Kidnapping and assault on an envoy’s daughter in the capital of Pakistan.
Afghan envoy to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil, whose daughter was attacked, was also recalled.
Presidential adviser Waheed Omer expressed tension on this incident and said “the kidnappers of the ambassador’s daughter must be brought to justice and safety of Afghan diplomats in Pakistan must be secured.”
Vice President (VP) of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh also confirmed the presidential decision. VP Amrullah Saleh tweeted that “President Ashraf Ghani instructs its Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call back ambassador from Islamabad along with all senior diplomats in view of abduction of an ambassador’s daughter. Our national psyche has been tortured.”
In its official statement, the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan said that “Following the abduction of the daughter of Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has recalled the Afghan envoy and other senior diplomats from Islamabad back to Kabul until all the security threats are removed.”
On Saturday, Afghan Ministry in its statement said that “Najibullah Alikhil’s daughter Silsila Alikhil was on her way home in the Pakistani capital when she was kidnapped and she was under medical care in hospital after being released.”
A statement given by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan said that “She had been assaulted in her car, adding the security of the ambassador and his family had been tightened.” A few hours back, the Authority of Pakistan arrested two taxi drivers in connection with the abduction and assault of the woman.
International political experts have already predicted that relations between the Islamabad Government and the Kabul government may disturb at the next level after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and when the presence of the Taliban will increase in several provinces of Afghanistan.
