KABUL - Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the government of Afghanistan has said that: “some of the neighboring countries have made us ‘Gladiators’”.

Talking to the gathering commemorating the 14 death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Masoud, Mohaqiq said that Pakistan is an atomic power because of Afghanistan.

He said when Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in intention to occupy Pakistan and reach out to warm water, Afghanistan defended Pakistan.

“Because of us ‘former Mujahideen’ Pakistan is equipped with developed weapons and atom,” he said.

During the Jihad era, most of the main training camps of ‘Mujahideen’ and decision making centers were based in Pakistan.

Mohaqiq said Pakistan always sees its long life in Afghanistan’s destruction.

He added that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour announced ‘Jihad’ in Afghanistan from neighboring country ‘Pakistan’.

According to Mohaqiq, if ‘Jihad’ is obligatory in Afghanistan because of foreigners then it is more obligatory in Pakistan because there are more foreigners than here.

CEO Abdullah Abdullah, Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar and former Jihadi commander Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf said in the gathering that those who want to destroy Afghanistan need to know that their destruction will come first. (KP)