Afghanistan not to allow proxy war on its soil: president

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday that his government won't allow proxy war on its soil.

"We will not allow any country to conduct its proxy war in Afghanistan," President Ghani in his speech in the graduation ceremony of more than 500 officers at a military academy here.

The Afghan government is committed to the ongoing peace process and would spare no efforts to achieve lasting peace in the country through political means, the president said.

President Ghani, since assuming office last September, has been striving hard to bring the Taliban outfit to the negotiation table and find political solution to the country's lingering crisis.

However, the adamant Taliban outfit has yet to announce its readiness for face-to-face talks with the Afghan administration.

Expressing confidence over the ability and professionalism of Afghan national security forces, Ghani said that the country's security forces are capable enough to defend Afghanistan's freedom and its security independently.

A total of 549 officers on Wednesday graduated from Marshal Fahim Military Academy, a prestigious military training center in Afghanistan built with U.S. and British support in 2005. Endi