Mr Ashraf Ghani has been involved in three major election scandals in recent years, including the 2014 presidential election, the 2014 run-offs, and the parliamentary elections in October 2018.

In his speeches, Mr Ashraf Ghani claims to be president elected with the votes of people. This is absolutely not true. On 15 July 2019, Mr Abdullah Abdullah, who gave up his competing claim to victory in the 2014 elections in order to join Mr Ghani's government, acknowledged live on camera and in front of numerous onlookers, including representatives of the EU, that the presidential elections in 2014 had been a catastrophe. One then has to wonder why Mr Abdullah has agreed to be a part of this government for the past five years, even though he knew that it came to power as a result of catastrophic elections and was therefore not legitimate.

The parliamentary elections in October 2018 were also totally chaotic. More than 10,000 complaints were filed with the complaints commission for the elections.

In June 2019, Mr Karim Khalili, Chairman of the Afghan Peace Council, said in a speech that elections in Afghanistan were not decided by the electorate and result of elections, but rather by decisions elsewhere. He reported that, in the October 2018 parliamentary elections, he had been offered to have his favourites win illegally in exchange for a potential deal.

Due to these election scandals for which Mr Ghani and his friends are responsible, the confidence of the Afghan people in the results of elections has been shattered. As a result, the majority of Afghans do not want elections. We, too, don't want to have these kinds of elections and are therefore boycotting the so-called presidential "elections".

The Afghan people are currently living their daily lives with deep mourning and a constant fear of terrorist attacks. Given the suffering of our people and the lack of internal security, elections are not feasible. What the Afghan people want above all else is a lasting peace. In any case, it is clear that peace in Afghanistan is more important than the elections. However, Mr Ghani and his mafia gang want to take advantage of this situation to remain in power through falsified elections.

If presidential elections are held, massive election fraud will reoccur, as we have pointed out in our numerous letters. The result will be the Mafia gang remaining in power. They will continue to rob billions from the treasury and foreign aid to their own personal enrichment. In addition to these concerns, holding these elections will cost about $150 million, a waste if the results are manipulated.

The international community continues to support Afghanistan with aid. The money was supposed to allow for good government work. But Mr Ghani and Mr Abdullah are both misusing the money to finance their own election campaign. Mr Ashraf Ghani has already started his election campaign for 2 years.

In the parliamentary elections in October 2018, the Mafia gang took home many biometric devices to carry out election manipulation. Therefore, using biometric devices is no guarantee that the presidential elections will be protected against electoral fraud.

In the presidential elections in 2014, Mr Ghani lied to the Afghan people with false promises. He offered people the prospect of rebuilding the land, improving people's lives, and so on. Based on the evidence, we find that he has done nothing positive for the country or the people during the five years of his reign. On the contrary, he has led the country into crisis. Corruption, poverty, riots, and robberies have increased. Should he continue in office, he would do further harm to the country and its people, continue the corruption, and continue to trample on women's rights. The people's trust in politics and government will be lost. One should not give this government a second chance. Otherwise they will laugh about it and think that the world community cannot put pressure on them.

The government of Mr Ghani and Mr Abdullah is essentially a gang of mafiosi, where the corrupt, thieves, liars, and criminals each get their share. The Taliban know this, too. This is why they have repeatedly refused to negotiate peace directly with the current Afghan government. Even the Taliban does not accept the upcoming presidential "election" because it is being organised by Mr Ghani and Mr Abdullah as a kind of insider election.

The Afghan government accuses Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government of pushing for a transitional government in Afghanistan. However, the fact is that WEare in favour of a transitional government. Mr Ashraf Ghani is mostly trying to provoke the Pakistani government. We have found that Mr Khan and the Pakistani government support peace in Afghanistan. This is in the interest of both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Some people might think that we are collaborating with Pakistan. This is not the case. We have had no contact with the Pakistani government so far.

Mr Ghani has appointed his friends and followers to all the important institutions such as the election commission, senate, etc. He has therefore paved the way for massive falsifications when it comes time for any presidential elections.

Mr Ghani's term expired long ago and he is holding on to power illegally. Therefore, he is not allowed to appoint new ministers. Nevertheless, he keeps appointing new ministers who are not necessary. He continues to trample on the rule of law.

We have the impression that Mr Ghani and his friends are currently very nervous because, in the case of a future new Afghan government, they are afraid of being prosecuted for their massive violations.

Peace in Afghanistan is very close. The resolution of the intra-Afghan conference in Doha of 08 July 2019 was acceptable in many respects, partially at least tolerable for establishing peace among belligerents. Only in a few points did we think that changes were necessary. It is hoped that the changes we propose could be implemented through a peace agreement with the Taliban. We are for negotiation with the Taliban for such a peace agreement, while protecting women's rights and not losing the achievements of the past 18 years. The peace negotiations with the Taliban are still ongoing. The Taliban should seize this as a golden opportunity for a peace agreement and end to war.

But Mr Ghani has sabotaged the peace talks several times. Therefore, we and the Taliban want to exclude him from any further participation in the peace talks.

Mr Ghani and his friends often express negative opinions about the US and international community whose soldiers are in Afghanistan actively helping us and fighting terrorism. We Afghans are a hospitable people. When we assume control of the government, we will severely punish those who abuse and insult the US and the international community because this endangers peace in Afghanistan.

Yours sincerely,

Hayattullah Maiwand

1.Chairman of the FDPA