Ghani promises peace; Abdullah warns of hard days ahead

Peace and stability will be ensured in Afghanistan soon and the country will be self-sustained, President Ghani speaking at the celebration of the 27th year of the Soviet Union forces withdrawal from Afghanistan said.

Meanwhile, Afghan President praised Mujahdeen achievements against the Soviet Union and emphasized that Jihadi leaders will be included in the Afghanistan’s High Peace Council while calling on Taliban insurgents group to accept the call for peace.

“I would like to call on Taliban groups again to accept the peace message of the Afghan people and the efforts of Mujahdeen for peace,” Ghani said.

Unlike the President, his election rival and the current Chief Executive of the National Unity Government, Abdullah Abdullah, warns hard days ahead and emphasizes to use former Mujahdeen in the fight against the terrorism.

“Our message [to Taliban] is to stop killing innocent Afghans,” CE Abdullah said,” if they have any idea or considerations then they [Taliban] should come and express it in the negotiation table, because killing people is not the solution.”

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, a former Jihadi leader, who called President Ghani “inexperienced in administration” during an interview with Ariana News apologized President Ghani in the ceremony and emphasized to announce “Jihad” against Pakistan.

“Taliban are not coming from the sky, they are coming from Pakistan, finally we will be forced to announce Jihad against Pakistan as we did against the Soviet Union,” Mojaddedi said.

Adding, that I have shared this with the President, but he has advised to ‘keep patience’.

Another speaker of the session, Karim Khalili, the Second Vice President of former President Karzia, said we will not accept humiliating peace as we have a strong army, police and spy agency supported by the people of Afghanistan.

The Soviet-Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1997 to February 1998. The Mujahideen fought against the Soviet Army and allied Afghan forces and reportedly between 850,000 – 1.5 million civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees, mostly to Pakistan and Iran as a consequence of the War.

Reported by: Ahmad Farshad Saleh