US reacts on suggestion of “parallel government” in Afghanistan
By GHANIZADA - Tue Jul 08 2014, 9:14 am
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attaThe US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed grave concern regarding the suggestion of a parallel government in Afghanistan.
Kerry warned that any action to seize power illegally in Afghanistan would lead to the end of US financial and security support to Afghanistan.
The remarks by Kerry was followed after a prominent Afghan politician and governor of northern Balkh province Gen. Atta Mohammad Noor said the announcement of the vote results without cleaning of fraudulent votes has paved the way for the announcement of a parallel government.
Gen. Noor also called on supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to use all force and and options and prepare for widespread civil movements to defend from their votes.
The independent election commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Monday released the preliminary vote results for the runoff presidential election which puts former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in the lead for the presidency.
However, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s team rejected the preliminary vote results and said they would not accept the results unless fraudulent votes have not been separated.
In the meantime, Kerry said he expects Afghan electoral institutions to conduct a full review of all reasonable allegations of irregularities.
Kerry also added that there is no justification for violence or threats of extralegal action.
By GHANIZADA - Tue Jul 08 2014, 9:14 am
4 Comments3365 viewsEmail Email Print Print
attaThe US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed grave concern regarding the suggestion of a parallel government in Afghanistan.
Kerry warned that any action to seize power illegally in Afghanistan would lead to the end of US financial and security support to Afghanistan.
The remarks by Kerry was followed after a prominent Afghan politician and governor of northern Balkh province Gen. Atta Mohammad Noor said the announcement of the vote results without cleaning of fraudulent votes has paved the way for the announcement of a parallel government.
Gen. Noor also called on supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to use all force and and options and prepare for widespread civil movements to defend from their votes.
The independent election commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Monday released the preliminary vote results for the runoff presidential election which puts former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in the lead for the presidency.
However, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s team rejected the preliminary vote results and said they would not accept the results unless fraudulent votes have not been separated.
In the meantime, Kerry said he expects Afghan electoral institutions to conduct a full review of all reasonable allegations of irregularities.
Kerry also added that there is no justification for violence or threats of extralegal action.



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