BRUSSELS: Nato, whose troops are fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, said that Kabul should not interfere with the work of the ICG think-tank after a critical report by the analysts sparked government anger.
Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Brussels-based International Crisis Group has “the right to express its views,” adding democracy benefits from open debate.
An analysis by the ICG last month said the Afghan government could collapse after the withdrawal of Nato troops in 2014, particularly if presidential elections that year proved fraudulent.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s senior spokesman Aimal Faizi charged Monday that the ICG’s “reports and activities have been politically motivated. The government is now in the process of assessing the ICG’s operations in the country.
“It is detrimental to Afghanistan’s national interests and no country will allow such activities by a foreign organisation,” he said.
Foreign ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai added that Kabul “will take an appropriate decision about its future work based on this assessment.” AFP
