Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday expressed concern at foreigners’ intervention in the presidential election and called on the United Nations to ensure its neutrality.
A statement from his office said the ex-president issued the call at a meeting with UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto.
The statement said that Yamamoto briefed the former president on recent developments in compilation of the presidential election result.
Karzai raised serious concerns about foreign interference in the presidential election and urged the UNAMA to act as a neutral international body and respect the will of the Afghan people.
He asked Yamamoto to ensure his mission helped prevent civilian casualties, destruction of homes and other human rights abuses and highlight issues of the Afghan people to the international community.
Karzai’s concern at foreign interference in the election comes as the Independent Election Commission has failed to announce initial results in about two months.
