KABUL - The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are still waging Jihad as they defend the country, region and the world against the menace of terror, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said.
In his remarks during the commemoration of 24th anniversary of Mujahideen’s victory against the Soviet-backed Communist regime, President Ghani said “The war that murderers and smugglers wage on us is not Jihad at all.”
He called on religious clerics to speak against the wrong actions of the terror groups, urging the anti-government armed militant groups to renounce violence and join peace process.
President Ghani further added that Afghanistan is not favoring war but will stand against those willing to pursue violence.
He also added that the enemies of Afghanistan are trying to create divisions among the Afghan people but he emphasized that Afghanistan is not a country to be divided.
In other parts of his speech, President Ghani emphasized on widening the scope of campaign against corruption and said the culture of fight against corruption should gain a wider shape.
Ghani said corruption should be uprooted from the country. “Your government is serious about preventing corruption and it has already begun taking practical steps in that direction,” he added. (KP)