AFGHAN TOO BIG FOR PAK TO SWALLOW, TOO BIG FOR TALIBAN TO GOVERN: SALEH

KABUL: Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow and too big for the Taliban to govern, said Amrullah Saleh, the self-proclaimed ‘caretaker’ President of Afghanistan, on Thursday.

“Nations must respect the rule of law, not violence. Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow and too big for Talibs to govern. Don’t let your histories have a chapter on humiliation and bowing to terror groups,” Saleh tweeted. His comments were in response to the tweet of Michael Johns, a former White House official which stated: “Afghanistan’s constitution, adopted in 2004, addresses the nation’s governance under circumstances such as those that have just unfolded. In such a case, first vice president @AmrullahSaleh2 assumes the role of the presidency. Nations must respect the rule of law, not violence.”

To this Saleh wrote: “Don’t let your histories have a chapter on humiliation and bowing to terror groups.” Saleh, a native of Panjshir Valley, was a member of the Northern Alliance, which was formed when the Taliban came to power in 1996.