KABUL - Following comments made this week by the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on the "presence of enemy spies within Afghan government ranks", a number of analysts raised the issue on Tuesday, saying these "double agents" are more dangerous than insurgents.

They said Afghanistan will not witness stability unless all such "agents" are ousted from government.

"Agents inside the government are like guiding lights for the enemy," Dawood Kalakani, a member of parliament, told TOLOnews.

"The Afghan government should first clear this line of enemies, because they are more dangerous. These agents know all the secret ways which the enemy can use to damage the people of Afghanistan."

He said that in fact the so-called agents are the guiding lights of enemies of Afghanistan that directly harm the country and the system.

Abdullah said on Monday that the presence of enemy spies within Afghan government ranks is part of the new government's inheritance and has led to the current situation. "To purge the government of such elements ought to be a priority for the NUG," he said.

The is not however a new concept. Recently former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf and Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, the First Vice President, both spoke out about so-called agents of neighboring countries inside the Afghan government.

Last week, Sayyaf referred to the Taliban's late leader Mullah Omar and his death two years ago and said: "I told you once that money comes in from abroad and is distributed here as salaries. No one should ask me where it comes from nor what it is for. I also said that insurgents are transferred from Mohammad Agha area of Logar, from Pul-i-Surkh of Maidan Wardak and from Khak Jabar district by tinted-glass vehicles."

However, analysts believe that clearing the government of foreign agents is a difficult task, but they emphasize that Kabul must start this process.

"In think we will not reach any positive result, if we leave one and blame another," chairman of the National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan, Sayed Ishaq Gailani, told TOLOnews. "We will not achieve our goals if we don't work together to oust these agents inside the administration."

Abdullah had raised the issue on Monday during a session of the Council of Ministers where he expressed his condolences to the families of victims of the recent Kabul attacks and said: "In order to regroup and give a boost to their damaged spirits, criminals and terrorists, under Taliban title, resort to criminal acts and the killing of our people and thus want to restore unity within their ranks."

"As you know, their criminal leader who was involved in the killing of our people throughout two decades died more than two years ago, and during this period, our people continued to be victimized in his name."

Abdullah went on to say that the National Unity Government has also witnessed talks being held by insurgent groups. "We need to review our plan in all of these areas. We know who are behind these atrocities, those who plan such attacks are outside the country. Those who take responsibility for these crimes are in Pakistan."

He said despite people's skepticism, the NUG took bold steps to improve relations, but said unfortunately, Pakistan has not cooperated in anti-terrorism activities over the past 10 months. He said they issued placating statements but "these who commit crimes against our people are financed there, they are armed there, and finally they keep Mullah Omar's death a secret for two years, and then openly hold new leadership meetings on order to restore their identity under the leadership of a new criminal, to gain legitimacy and continue their carnage."

"It's simple: our people are under attack, and we, the government, are duty-bound to stand by our people, which we are. We are proud of our security forces and our people ... who stood in line to give blood to the wounded, and our forces shed blood in the frontlines. In this case, the people and the government are one and united."

He said Afghans want tangible action and that government is responsible for trying to restore peace. He said this is one of the reasons why the door has been open for dialogue. "We are responsible to give it our most sincere try to restore peace – a reason for which all doors are open for dialogue – and on the other hand, those who do not deliver, need to know that we speak from a legitimate position since we represent our people's unified stance and are defending against terrorism."

He noted that not only has there been no change in the military machinery of the Taliban over the last 10 months, but said it had in fact gotten stronger. "Because they don't feel any pressure, and they are armed and financed.

We were told that "Afghanistan's enemy is Pakistan's enemy. What kind of enemy of Pakistan is this? They kill people here, then move around freely there!" (Tolonews)