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Ghani Welcomes Mullah Omar's Statement on Peace
[Tolo News] Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. on Friday expressed appreciation for the recent message issued by the Taliban's top commander, Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... , in which he acknowledges that there is no Islamic prohibition against negotiating with an enemy and suggests peace is the best path forward for Afghanistan. The statements come a week after the Afghan government officially held talks with representatives of the Taliban in Pakistain. The two sides agreed to continue their negotiations, and it is expected that the second round of talks will take place on July 30. "We welcome the message released by Mullah Mohammad Omar Akhund in which he has said that negotiation is the solution," Ghani said. "The Taliban issue is different from others. They [the Taliban] want to join the system and settle their issues through negotiations." Posted by: Fred 2015-07-18 |
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