KABUL (AA): The capital Kabul on Tuesday hosted representatives from some 25 countries for Kabul Initiative for Peace and Security Cooperation conference.
The conference commenced with a minute silence for the victims of latest terrorist attacks in Kabul. In his welcome address at the conference, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Taliban-sponsored terrorism is creating platform that is bringing terrorists to Afghanistan and Pakistan. “We want to talk peace with the Taliban, but not open-ended opportunity.
He added up to 11000 foreign militants have to Afghanistan in the last two years alone to fight for Daesh. The Afghan President said terrorist attacks insult justice. “Muslims are the innocent victims of what rebels claim to be a religious war”, he added.
The U.S, the EU, NATO, China, Canada, Norway, Turkey, India, Pakistan are among the 25 countries and organisations attending the conference.
Ambassador Cornelius Zimmerman, the NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, has also expressed his support for the efforts to achieve an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process in the country. “I am pleased to see the will and determination of the Afghan government to hold the Kabul Initiative for Peace and Security Cooperation conference at a time when a dark week in the history of Afghanistan has just passed. This demonstrated the unwavering resolve of the government for fight against terrorism and for ensuring peace for all Afghans”, he said in a message.
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