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Afghanistan's first woman Mayor blames Pakistan for Taliban control over war-torn nation

| @indiablooms | Aug 26, 2021, at 10:11 pm

Kabul: Former Afghan Mayor of Maidan Shahr Zarifa Ghafari has blamed Pakistan for Taliban taking control over Afghanistan.

She said the international community is responsible for the prevailing situation in the country.

"The role of Pakistan is very clear, every child of Afghanistan knows this," Ghafari who at the age of 26 became the country's first woman mayor of Maidan Shahr city that lies west of Kabul told ANI.

Ghafari, who at 26 became the mayor of Maidan Shahr the capital city of Wardak province has fled to Germany after the Taliban takeover. Several former government officials and Afghan experts also accused Pakistan of helping the Taliban in capturing Afghanistan, reports ANI.

"For whatever Afghanistan is facing today, everyone is to be blamed including local people, politicians, children, and the international community. The local people never raised their voices unitedly against all wrong including terrorism," she added.

She said is now considering to meet high-ranking officials, politicians and women of different countries to draw attention to the crisis in Afghanistan.

"My aim is to meet high-ranking officials, politicians and women of different countries to make them aware of the real situation in Afghanistan, and ask them to join me for the start of a movement," she said.

On August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul.

President Ashraf Ghani resigned and fled the country to prevent what he described as bloodshed that would occur if militants stormed the city.

Many countries have since started evacuating their citizens and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan.

Anti-Taliban demonstrations are taking place in different parts of the globe.

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