Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We learned through the media that Turkey has agreed to take over responsibility for security at Kabul Airport. A final decision by the NATO member states has not yet been taken.
In principle, we are not opponents of Turkey. On the contrary, Afghanistan and Turkey have long-standing friendships. We are big fans of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk's politics. We have great respect for the Turkish people. However, Turkey often interferes in Afghanistan's politics. That is why we do not want Turkey to be responsible for the security of Kabul airport. It would be better for Afghanistan if other neutral countries were commissioned to secure Kabul airport.
We believe that Saudi Arabia would be a good alternative for this task in order to protect Kabul Airport. Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia have very good bilateral relations. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly supported our country financially. We have the impression that Saudi Arabia has great sympathy for our country. The Saudi royal family has always emphasized their will for a lasting peace in Afghanistan. The Crown Prince Mr. Mohammad bin Salman is one of the top politicians. He is very merciful personality. He initiated the reform of women's rights in Saudi Arabia. Women are allowed to drive cars, go to the movies, go to concerts, do sports, etc. We have found that the Saudi people and women welcome and are grateful for his politics. Mr Mohammad bin Salman will gradually continue his reform policy. His policy is a model for Afghanistan.
We want a neutral country or several countries to jointly take the security of Kabul Airport into their own hands, such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Switzerland or a member state of NATO other than Turkey. There are also other countries that would be suitable for this task.
We would like to thank the USA, member states of NATO and the world community for their military and economic support so far. We assume that our country Afghanistan will continue to be urgently dependent on economic and military aid.
With best regards
Hayattullah Maiwand
1st chairman of the FDPA