ISLAMABAD: Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has called for an immediate halt to the reported weekly transfer of US$40 million to the Taliban, describing the payments as a disgrace and demanding transparency over the secret annexes of the Doha Agreement.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Saleh urged the United States to stop the shipments, insisting that the issue should not be dismissed as untrue. He claimed that the information could be heard from people on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Saleh also called for the disclosure of the secret annexes of the Doha Agreement, raising questions about whether the continued closure of girls’ schools, the exodus of skilled Afghans and the oppression of the Afghan people were among the matters addressed in the undisclosed provisions.
“Get honest,” Saleh urged, arguing that the truth could not be hidden and the facts could not be buried.
His remarks have raised questions about the reported cash transfers to the Taliban authorities and the transparency of the arrangements surrounding the Doha Agreement, which paved the way for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and preceded the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021.
However, Saleh’s claim regarding the weekly US$40 million shipments and his questions about the secret annexes were not independently verified in the statement provided.
The contents of any undisclosed annexes and whether they address the issues he raised would require further confirmation from relevant sources.
