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| No Peaceful Way To Resolve Crisis: Hikmetyar |
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| Kashif |
| 10/06/01 at 10:02:20 |
| No Peaceful Way To Resolve Crisis: Hikmetyar By Umer Farooq ISLAMABAD: Tehran-based Aghan leader Gulbadin Hikmetyar said there is no peaceful way of resolving the impending military crisis in the region as Americans are determined to attack Afghanistan. In an interview with this scribe on telephone from Tehran, Hikmetyar said the Americans have approached him for help in the present crisis, "but I have told them that I would stand by my nation in this hour of crisis." In response to a question, Hekmatyar said there was no peaceful way out to resolve the present crises as the Americans have already made up their mind to attack Afghanistan. "Their (American's) aim is not simply to topple Taliban regime, but to control the whole region including Central Asia," he said. Hikmatyar, who has been residing in Tehran for the last three years, indicated that he could bounce back in Afghan arena following his five-year absence. He opined that the first US attack would come from Uzbekistan in the shape of air or missile strikes against key points. There are reports of landing of US forces in Uzbekistan including deployment of US aircraft on Uzbek bases. "This would be followed by ground attack to capture territory inside Afghanistan," Hekmatyar said. "It is expected that Pakistan would not allow the use of its soil to attack Afghanistan as it would not be in its interest," he said, adding that he was in contact with the authorities of all the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan, including Pakistan and Iran, on the developing situation in the region. "I am of the opinion that American attack on Afghanistan would not only be dangerous for Afghanistan, but it would also destabilise the whole region," said Hekmatyar. He said there would be re-organisation of forces in the region in case of US attack on Afghanistan and many from the ranks of Northern Alliance would join hands with the "patriotic forces of Afghanistan". "I am holding negotiations with Taliban and other Afghan groups to prepare Afghan nation for defending Afghanistan," Hikmetyar said when asked how he would characterise his relationship with the Taliban leadership. "I have made some suggestions to the Taliban leadership for national reconciliation to defend Afghanistan during the negotiations with them," he said. However, Hikmetyar was highly critical of the Northern Alliance links with the United States. He said that he was in contact with all the groups of Afghans and added that many from the ranks of Northern Alliance would desert it in the coming days. He said at the advent of Taliban, the US was expecting that they would help in installing Zahir Shah as the monarch of Afghanistan. "However, their expectations were not fulfilled," Hekmatyar said, adding: "Now they are again attempting to impose Zahir Shah as the monarch through military means. I will enter Afghanistan in case of US attack and my struggle will surely be a military struggle." http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/oct2001-daily/06-10-2001/main/main13.htm |
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