KABUL (SW): In his Eid Day message, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has expressed willingness to engage in political dialogue with Pakistan for peace in the region.
Addressing a gathering at the Arg (Presidential Palace) on Friday in connection with the Islamic holy festival of Eid-ul-Adha, Ghani renewed calls for peace with the Taliban, and for resuming political dialogue with Pakistan to overcome the differences. “From here, I have a message to Pakistan: We are ready for comprehensive political talks. Peace with Pakistan is in our national agenda,” Ghani said who has long been blaming Pakistan for ‘waging an undeclared war’ against Afghanistan.
The President said no one can impose its will on Afghanistan, and Kabul can play key role in promoting peace in the region.
Ghani called upon the Taliban to choose the path of peace instead of sowing the seeds of hatred and division among the Afghans. “It is the time that they (Taliban) should choose that whether they are Afghans and have been grown by an Afghan mother or they are a tool of Khawarij for creating divisions (among the people of Afghanistan),” he said.
The President underlined the need for unity, and vehemently condemned the recent attacks on sacred places of worship.
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