Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has called on Pakistan to engage on a comprehensive dialogue on peace, security and regional cooperation. The Afghan government, he said, has proven that it is committed to peace through its own internal processes, as demonstrated by the peace agreement with Hizb-i-Islami.<\/p>\n
Afghanistan last year signed a peace agreement with the armed group\u2019s commander, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar who was once called the \u201cbutcher of Kabul\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI call upon Pakistan to engage with us on a comprehensive state to state dialogue on peace, security and regional cooperation leading to prosperity,\u201d Ghani said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, we call on all of our neighbours, near and far, to join us through the Kabul process in our comprehensive quest for peace and regional stability.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, moving forward, we ask for a change of perspective from our international partners. For too long, the conflict in Afghanistan has been viewed through the prism of a civil war. But this war is not within our soil, it is over our soil,\u201d Ghani said.<\/p>\n
Today, there are over 20 international terrorist groups with an imposed presence on Afghan soil, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future of Afghanistan matters because we are on the frontlines of the global effort to eradicate the threat of terrorism. Our brave soldiers are fighting and dying for this cause, and the sovereignty of the Afghan nation, every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough we may be on the frontlines, the threat knows no boundaries. For terrorist groups who are harbored in the region, an attack in Kabul and an attack in Brussels, Paris, Barcelona, London or anywhere else are equal victories,\u201d he said as he welcomed the new Afghan and South Asia strategy announced last month by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s new strategy includes the disruption and denial of sanctuary to terrorists whose motives know no boundaries,\u201d the Afghan president added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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