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Ghani calls on Taliban to return to Afghanistan and live with dignity
[Khaama] President Mohammad 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. ..has called on Taliban group leaders to return to Afghanistan and live in the country with dignity. In his speech during a gathering to mark the 28th anniversary of the Soviet forces withdrawal, President Ghani said the Taliban group members who are having an independent and an Afghan mindset should return to Afghanistan and start a dignified life. President Ghani further added that the signing of peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami led by  Gulbuddin Hekmatyar... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the Worldbut who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil... has paved the way for the return of Mujahideen to the country. He said the Afghans waged Jihad for the freedom of the country in the past but the current Jihad is for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the country. Questioning the approach of the Lions of Islam in their so-called holy war, Ghani said the Mujahideen were not conducting suicide kabooms and there was no news regarding the destruction of the mosques and killing of the innocent people. He added that the Mujahideen were waging Jihad for the freedom and development of the country. The latest call by President Ghani to Talibs comes as the group has repeated rejected to participate in peace talks with the Afghan government. The group maintains withdrawal of the foreign forces as one its main conditions to participate in reconciliation process. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-02-15 |
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