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| 'Rebels' Damaged The Honor of Kunduz People: Ghani |
| 2015-10-16 |
| [Tolo News] Referring to the reports from ...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. .. said on Thursday that "rebels" damaged the "honor, lives and property" of the people of Kunduz. The crimes committed in Kunduz are unacceptable to the government, said Ghani - who directly referred to the Taliban as "rebels" after calling them either "brothers" or "political opposition" in the past. Speaking at the National Land Conference, Ghani said he was tired of injustice and instability. "What was the difference between the government [forces] and rebels? Our forces didn't violate human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... while the rebels damaged the honor, lives and properties of the people," Ghani said. He said based on a UN report, the Afghan forces did not harm civilians during the battle in Kunduz -- which fell to the Taliban late last month for three days. "Our people are tired of injustice and instability," Ghani said, adding that he will not bow to pressure by anti-government elements. This comes after the commission appointed by parliament to investigate the fall of Kunduz left for the northern province on Thursday. Mirdad Nijrabi, head of the internal security committee of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said the commission has left for Kunduz to "start its investigation into Kunduz." Ghani has also appointed a fact-finding team to investigate the fall of Kunduz and identity the elements behind the collapse of the city. |
| Posted by:Fred |