Ashraf GhaniVarmennettu tili

In the 20th century, the world came together to push back the spread of fascism so that democratic freedoms could be secured.

Today, these very freedoms are under attack from global terrorism. We must confront the threat of terrorism as a united force,

.....and meet it with a long-term solution that matches the long-term agenda of the terrorists themselves.

The ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya is especially shocking. Aung San Suu Kyi’s lengthy silence was tragic,

......as our hopes that an icon of human rights would choose principle over power.

If the UN is to be relevant to countries like mine, it must deliver as One UN. But this has not yet been fulfilled.

We have borne adversity, deprivation and drought with dignity; met invasion with valor; defended our homeland with patriotic fervor.

With President Trump’s recent announcement of his strategy to counter terror and stabilize South Asia,

Afghanistan’s enduring partnership with the United States and the international community has been renewed and redirected.

We welcome this strategy, which has now set us on a pathway to certainty.

Only through political settlement can we achieve enduring peace and I call upon all ranks of Taliban to engage in intra-Afghan dialogue.

For too long, the conflict in #AFG has been viewed through the prism of civil war. But this war is not within our soil, it is over our soil.

The future of Afghanistan matters because we are on the frontlines of the global effort to eradicate the threat of terrorism.

For terrorist groups who're harbored in the region, an attack in Kabul & an attack in Brussels, London or anywhere else are equal victories.

President Trumps’ new strategy includes the disruption and denial of sanctuary to terrorists whose motives know no boundaries.

Today, two & a half years into our decade of transformation, we're turning AFG into a platform for stability. The foundation has been laid.

Today, there're more Afghan women in Gov,in the workforce & in civil society than ever before in Afghan history,yet we still have far to go.