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Abdullah Meets Noor Behind Closed Doors

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday went to northern Balkh province where he attended a ceremony that was held to mark Martyrs Week. 

Abdullah was welcomed by Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, despite ongoing tension between the two officials over a range of issues including Abdullah’s inability to secure Jamiat-e-Islami party's share in government. 

But on Saturday, Noor welcomed Abdullah at the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport in Mazar-e-Sharif before the two held talks behind closed doors. 

Abdullah said later at a gathering that the establishment of the Coalition to Rescue Afghanistan is legal and called on politicians and government's opposition parties to hold talks.  

“I would like to insist that we should solve problems by talking, accepting each other and listening to each other and we should not stop talking,” said Abdullah.

Abdullah commented on the tensions between him and Noor and said: “Some issues (tensions) occur, but we never forget our main way which is the way of Jihad, the way of resistance and the martyrs aims.”

Balkh governor meanwhile speaking at the same event warned the presidential palace not to carry on testing his patience. 

Noor did not name anyone, but some critics say he was addressing the president and a specific circle around him and accused them of monopolizing power. 

“The monopolization of power by a few people is against Islamic values, against democracy and against the international community's demand. The monopolization is kind of paving the way for rehabilitation of great tyranny that repeatedly has led the country to crisis,” said Noor. 

The president's former special representative on reforms and good governance, Ahmad Zia Massoud, also in turn questioned government's achievements in anti-terror efforts.

“Unfortunately the National Unity Government has no political will for fighting terrorist groups. Even it is being seen that they somehow cooperate with terrorist groups,” Massoud said.

In recent months, this is the first time that Abdullah and Noor have come together. A while back Noor said he had cut off all relations with Abdullah.

Abdullah Meets Noor Behind Closed Doors

For the first time in recent months, Abdullah and Noor put away their differences and met behind closed doors in Balkh.

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Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday went to northern Balkh province where he attended a ceremony that was held to mark Martyrs Week. 

Abdullah was welcomed by Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, despite ongoing tension between the two officials over a range of issues including Abdullah’s inability to secure Jamiat-e-Islami party's share in government. 

But on Saturday, Noor welcomed Abdullah at the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport in Mazar-e-Sharif before the two held talks behind closed doors. 

Abdullah said later at a gathering that the establishment of the Coalition to Rescue Afghanistan is legal and called on politicians and government's opposition parties to hold talks.  

“I would like to insist that we should solve problems by talking, accepting each other and listening to each other and we should not stop talking,” said Abdullah.

Abdullah commented on the tensions between him and Noor and said: “Some issues (tensions) occur, but we never forget our main way which is the way of Jihad, the way of resistance and the martyrs aims.”

Balkh governor meanwhile speaking at the same event warned the presidential palace not to carry on testing his patience. 

Noor did not name anyone, but some critics say he was addressing the president and a specific circle around him and accused them of monopolizing power. 

“The monopolization of power by a few people is against Islamic values, against democracy and against the international community's demand. The monopolization is kind of paving the way for rehabilitation of great tyranny that repeatedly has led the country to crisis,” said Noor. 

The president's former special representative on reforms and good governance, Ahmad Zia Massoud, also in turn questioned government's achievements in anti-terror efforts.

“Unfortunately the National Unity Government has no political will for fighting terrorist groups. Even it is being seen that they somehow cooperate with terrorist groups,” Massoud said.

In recent months, this is the first time that Abdullah and Noor have come together. A while back Noor said he had cut off all relations with Abdullah.

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