Must Pay Attention to People’s Desire For Survival of Regime, Says Taliban Official
Shahabuddin Delawar, the Taliban’s minister of mines and petroleum, said that the Taliban regime must value people’s desires for its survival. Delawar added that anyone within the ranks of the Taliban, including ministers, must support the legitimate will of the people.
The Taliban’s minister of mines and petroleum was addressing a gathering which celebrated the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul.
Delawar’s criticism is the latest in a series of criticisms of the supreme Taliban leader from senior members of the group over the past few days.
The Taliban Minister of Mines and Petroleum also said on Wednesday that freedom is won by the people and lost by the leaders. According to Delawar, gaining freedom is as important as persevering it.
In recent days, criticism of the decisions of the Taliban leadership has increased from senior members of the group in Kabul. Earlier Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's interior minister, criticised the leadership of the group in a speech in Khost province. He accused the Taliban leadership of monopolising power in Afghanistan and said that the current situation is unacceptable.
