INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said during a visit to Sanglakh Valley in Jalriz district of Maidan Wardak on Thursday that the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) does not harbor ill will to any country in the world.Addressing residents of Jalriz district, Muttaqi
said: &The previous governments of Afghanistan did not have good bilateral relations with the countries to which the United States had
Now, the Islamic Emirate does not have any political or economic problems with any countries.According to experts, such visits and personal
engagement with the public could play a key role in establishing trust between the government and the people.Getting close to the people
will enable an atmosphere of trust between the people and the government and it will result in support for the government,& said Amanullah
Hotaki, a political analyst.However, others have said that visits of this nature could have a negative effect
One political analyst said IEA officials should focus on finding solutions to the problems and working on policies, rather than visiting
provinces.This is an ordinary visit; they (IEA officials) can visit the locals, but this will not resolve the problems of Afghanistan
Instead of visiting the locals, it would be better for government officials to focus on [finding] solutions and programs to change the
current situation in the country,& said Sayed Jawad Mohsini, another political analyst.However, Muttaqi has made a point of engaging with
people from different ethnic groups in the past few months, especially the Shiite minority.The post IEA harbors no ill will towards foreign
countries, says Muttaqi first appeared on Ariana News.
