President Ashraf Ghani addressing Tashkent peace conference on Afghanistan today stated that regional countries need to support Afghanistan’s peace efforts especially as terrorists know no geographic boundaries.
Ghani said that ties need to be strengthened with regional countries in order to fight terrorism, which is a common threat.
He said Afghanistan will do everything in its power to bring about peace and that the recent Kabul Process meeting had been a clear sign that Afghanistan wants to end the war and to show that international allies support government in its quest.
Ghani called on all regional countries to support the Afghan-led peace process Afghanistan.
The president also discussed the military situation and said large operations have been carried out in the past two weeks to eliminate threats. He said the fight against drug smuggling has also been ramped up Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also addressed the delegates and said the fight against terrorism was a common factor for the region and more cooperation was needed.
He also said more cooperation was needed with Afghanistan in the education sector.
The conference will be summed up by a Tashkent Declaration that will reflect the main points of the discussion.
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