After more than a month former Afghan Vice President and now president- in- exile, Amrullah Saleh has appeared on social media Twitter accusing Pakistan of “occupying” Pakistan.
In his post he said that it has been two and half months since Pakistan has occupied his country Afghanistan and the current situation is at its worst. The consequences of two & half months of occupation of Afg by Pak- GDP down by 30%, poverty level 90%, domestic slavery of women in the name of sharia. Civil service down. Press and media and freedom of expression were banned. The Urban middle class is gone, banks closed- Saleh said in his tweet.
The consequences of two & half months of occupation of Afg by Pak;
GDP down by 30% (estd)
Poverty level 90%
Domestic slavery of women in the name of sharia
Civil service down
Press/media/frdm of exprsn banned
Urban middle class gone
Banks closed.
1/2— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) October 22, 2021
Saleh’s previous tweet was on September 3 where he was seen in his house in Panjshir, claiming that his resistance forces are under attack from terrorists and blamed Pakistan for it.
“The RESISTANCE is continuing and will continue. I am here with my soil, for my soil & defending its dignity,” Saleh said in his post.
The RESISTANCE is continuing and will continue. I am here with my soil, for my soil & defending its dignity. https://t.co/FaKmUGB1mq
— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) September 3, 2021
It was after September 3 when the Taliban forces with the help of Pakistani air force and drones intensified their attacks on Panjshir Valley killing few close relatives and commanders of resistance leaders. After that the Saleh’s Twitter account had gone silent.
On September 30, it was widely reported that Ahmad Massoud, the leader of anti-Taliban National Resistance Front and the son of legendary resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud and Amrullah Saleh, the former vice-president and self-declared acting president, were in Dushanbe under the protection of Tajikistan’s government.
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Former officers of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who left the war-torn nation after the takeover by the Taliban set up the Afghan government in exile, headed by Saleh.
“After the escape of Ashraf Ghani and his rupture with Afghan politics, his first vice-president (Amrullah Saleh) will be leading the country,” said the statement released by the Afghan embassy in Switzerland.
After three weeks, Saleh resurfaced on Twitter on Friday. He said in a series of tweets which said that while Afghan diplomacy is being carried out in Doha, all decisions regarding the country are being taken in the headquarters of the Pakistani army GHQ in Rawalpindi. It is the ISI which runs the country through its puppets of Haqqani Network.
Venue for Afg diplomacy shifted to Doha
Afgh foreign /security decision makers In GHQ R'pendi.
NGOs more powereful thn the regime.
Measures for aleviation of grieviances 14 truck loads of wheat /week from Torkham.
GHQ /Haqqania trained turbaned terrorist puppets in office.— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) October 22, 2021
He warned that Afghanistan is too big to be swallowed by Pak, adding that “it is a matter of time to see the Afghanistan phoenix rise again."
REMEMBER: AFGHANISTAN IS TOO BIG TO BE SWALLOWED BY PAKISTAN. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME. RESISTANCE IN ALL ASPECTS THE SOLUTION FOR SAFEGUARDING OUR DIGNITY & ENDING THE OCCUPTION. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME TO SEE AFG PHOENIX RISE AGAIN.
— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) October 22, 2021
Saleh's tweets come a day after the visit of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and ISI chief Faiz Hameed, who visited Kabul on Thursday.
Unlike his other secret visits, Hameed’s first visit to Kabul had hit news headlines when he had rushed to sort out the internal disputes among Taliban leaders over their government formation. He made sure that the pro-Pakistani Haqqani militants got the lion’s share in the Taliban government.
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