The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul and is expected to address political tensions within the Afghan government, said a source close to the matter.
Internal feuding has been ongoing within the Afghan government between President Ashraf Ghani and his main rival in last September’s presidential polls, Abdullah Abdullah, both of whom have declared themselves the country’s president in dueling inauguration ceremonies earlier this month.
During his visit, Pompeo is expected to try to help end the impasse, said the source.
On March 19, The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells in a tweet said that the Afghan leaders must prioritize and protect the unity of the nation, saying that “parallel Afghan governments are not the answer, and will be harmful to the Afghan people.”
