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Afghans need lasting peace: president Ghani

Xinhua, March 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday described the peace process in the country as a national program, saying all Afghans voice for having lasting peace and stability. "The ongoing peace process is a national issue and achieving peace requires cooperation of both the government and the people of Afghanistan," President Ghani said in his opening remarks at the 5th legislature year of the country's National Assembly here.

However, the president categorically stated that his government would safeguard the achievements that Afghanistan has made over the past 13 years.

Afghanistan has made tremendous progress in several fields including freedom of expression and human rights especially women rights in the conservative society, a development that Taliban outfit is opposing to.

Many Afghans particularly the women are concerned that peace with Taliban if achieved through talks would victimize media freedom and women rights guaranteed in Afghan constitution.

"War is not the solution, rather peace can be achieved through dialogue," President Ghani said in his speech at the national assembly attended by both chamber of parliament, Wolesi Jirga ( Lower House) and Mushrano Jirga (Upper House).

The Afghan president also said that he would soon introduce the remaining members of the cabinet to Wolesi Jirga for approval. Eight members of the cabinet have already been endorsed by the parliament while majority of the ministries are still run by acting ministers since the Afghan presidential inauguration in September.

President Ghani also said that Afghanistan"won't be a ground of proxy war longer" and instead the country would help develop trade and economic activities in the region, saying a stable Afghanistan would benefit the whole region and the world at large.

The Afghan president also called upon all Afghans including the parliamentarians to support Afghan national security forces, adding the national security has adopted aggressive mod and thwarted the enemies' vicious designs to hold territory in Kunar, Helmand or other parts of the country.

President Ghani in his address once again assured Afghans to fight corruption, bring reform, create job opportunities, alleviate poverty and ensure good governance. Endi