Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani resigns from his post

Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani resigned from his post on October 23. He is an Afghan diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan from February 1, 2015 until Wednesday. Rabbani's resignation came ahead of the announcement of the recently held election results. In his resignation letter, Rabbani said that his ministry was sidelined and was being treated as an NGO.

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Reasons behind Rabbani's resignation

Rabbani further said in the letter that the ministry was being treated maliciously under the name of reform, which institutionalized prejudice and discrimination and damaged unity. He also criticized the working environment in the National Unity Government saying that it was not desirable since he began his duties until his resignation day. He said that during his term he observed that the Government is creating parallel structures and sidelining the essential pillars of the government. Rabbani further said that he cannot tolerate the damage to the Governmental institutions in Afghanistan by those who claim themselves to be state builders.  As per reports, Salahuddin Rabbani has had a conflictive relationship with the presidential palace during the last couple of years. 

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Rabbani was an Ambassador to Turkey from 2011 to 2012

Before taking the office as the Foreign Minister, Rabbani was an Ambassador to Turkey from 2011 to 2012. The then ambassador was also selected as the leader of the Jamiat-e Islami political party after the assassination of his father Burhanuddin Rabbani on 20 September 2011. It was announced on April 2012 that he will chair the Afghan High Peace Council in its negotiations with the Taliban. He served the chair until 2015.

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Afghanistan election results yet to be announced

Meanwhile, the election result of Afghanistan is yet to be announced. It has been reportedly delayed because of late data entry. In September, the United Nations said that about 85 civilians have been reported dead and more than 370 wounded in Afghanistan in and around the time of elections. Both the contenders, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory before the results are officially out. The entire nation has reportedly converted into a hub for Taliban insurgents since being ousted from power nearly two decades ago. The insurgent group defies the elections calling Ghani a 'puppet' of the US, who is the group's staunch enemy.

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