Tolo News: Ahmad Zia Massoud, President Ashraf Ghani’s Special Representative on Reform and Good Governance, in an interview with TOLO news said that there are certain circles that do not want Taliban to be suppressed in military operations. Massoud said that these circles in collusion with the Taliban do not let the security forces move from
Los Angeles Times: Ahmad Zia Massoud has blasted the peace strategy as a “waste of time” given the Taliban’s successes and the government’s weakness, and said the four-nation effort – which includes the United States, China and Pakistan – is doomed to fail. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: Ahmad Zia Masoud, the Special Envoy to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for reform and good governance, believes that the ongoing process for peace talks with Taliban is the game of Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). While talking to a gathering in Takhar province on Wednesday, Masoud said that the purpose of this process
1TV: Afghanistan’s peace process may take several years, the president’s special envoy Ahmad Zia Massoud said Monday. “It [peace process] is only the beginning,” Massoud said at a gathering during his visit to northern Takhar province. “Allah knows how many years it will take.” Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Ahmad Zia Massoud, the president’s Special Representative in Reform and Good Governance, blasted the unity government for considering partisanship and ethnicity in recruitment than competency. As many as 90 percent of civil servants are not professional to carry out their mandate, according to the official. Click here to read more (external link).