Addressing participants at a ceremony in Balkh on Saturday the provincial governor Atta Mohammad Noor lashed out at the CEO Abdullah Abdullah and said Jamiat-e-Islami party made a mistake in having backed him during elections.

He said Abdullah was "a snake up everyone's sleeve" and that he was trying to divide the party - after having risen to power through Jamiat.

But Noor was adament that he would stay on as Balkh governor until such time as Jamiat decided otherwise. He says his reason for staying on as governor is to make sure development in Balkh continues and that Daesh is prevented from taking a foothold in the province.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Parliament secretary Abdul Qadir Zazai Watandost

• Political affairs analyst Ahmad Saedi