... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
called the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
group a ’terrorist group’ as Afghanistan marks the week of deaders by paying tribute to the national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud who was assassinated six years ago.
In a statement released on the occasion of week of deaders, Abdullah said the terrorist groups including Taliban, Haqqani network
, and others still operate from their safe havens located on the side of the border and continue to their savagery against the Afghan people.Abdullah further added that the Afghan forces are however busy in suppressing their attacks and conspiracies they hatch against the Afghan nation.
He also added that the BRIX summit members endorsed the efforts and fight of the Afghan cops against the terrorist groups.
According to Abdullah, the members o the BRIX summit also called on Pakistain to assist the Afghan government and international community in eliminating the safe havens of the terrorist groups and their menace from the region.
The Afghan officials have long been insisting that the ongoing violence in the country has direct links with the freedom of movement and sanctuaries of the Taliban and Haqqani network in Pakistain.