The Chief Executive of the National Unity Government (NUG), Abdullah Abdullah, has defended his recent comments against President Ashraf Ghani over what he called the president's disinterest in addressing national issues – including the electoral reforms agenda and rolling out the electronic national identity cards to the Afghan people.

According to a statement issued by the Chief Executive's media office, Abdullah on Saturday met with a number of political leaders in his office where they talked about the current situation in the country.

The statement added that the participants of the meeting backed Abdullah's recent remarks and called for swift implementation of the NUG's political agreement and bringing reforms to the administration.

The meeting was attended by Abdullah's deputies, Foreign Affairs Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, acting Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor, former Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi, former NDS chief Amrullah Saleh, Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar and a number of other political figures, the statement said.

On Thursday Abdullah spoke to a number of youths on International Youth Day in Kabul where he called on the president to meet the demands of the Afghan public regarding election reforms the two officials pledged following the establishment of national unity government in 2014.

Abdullah also criticized Ghani's patience for discussions, saying that the person who does not have the courage to discuss a topic is not qualified for the chairmanship.

Following Abdullah's remarks, President Ghani on Friday hit back at Abdullah over his recent remarks, saying that he does not believe those who do not believe him.

Speaking to a gathering of youths on Friday, the president said that those who support corrupt elements in fact try to obscure the government's reform agendas.