President Ghani called on the United Nations to help maintain the achievements of the past 19 years
"The people of Afghanistan are facing many challenges at the same time," said President Ghani at the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. "The ceasefire in the country is our priority," he said.
"Although we are still facing a number of catastrophic causes in Afghanistan, a ceasefire is a clear and immediate priority for us," he said. "The end of violence paves the way for more progress than anything else."
President Ghani added that an early cessation of hostilities provides more opportunities for development to the people of Afghanistan than ever before.
President Ghani called on the members of the United Nations to work with the people of Afghanistan to make their country united and democratic, a country that, according to the President, can sustain the achievements of 19 years.
Regarding Afghanistan's geopolitical location, he said: "Afghanistan is a country located in the heart of Asia, in the midst of potential that has not been used and if used will lead to the prosperity of the region."
"The United Nations, which we all need, is an organization that has the power and capability to invest and be committed to achieving the goals of its charter," Ghani said.
President Ghani has called for a ceasefire in the country as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban's contact group in Qatar have been arguing for 10 days over the start of real peace talks.
But the violence continues in the country:
Although the Afghan government has repeatedly called on the Taliban to call for a ceasefire or a reduction in violence in the country, this demand has not been heeded, let alone the level of violence. It has fallen, but so has the number of civilian casualties.
The Interior Ministry said on Monday that 328 civilians had been killed and wounded in the past two weeks as a result of Taliban attacks.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that the Taliban have intensified fighting in 24 provinces since the start of talks with the delegation from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as a result of these clashes, 98 civilians were killed and 230 others were injured.
But the Taliban have denied the allegations.
A security source told MSTnews that in the past two weeks, an average of 30 government troops have been killed in Taliban attacks in a single day and night.
In the last 24 hours alone, more than 50 government soldiers have been killed in five provinces.
- 11 Afghan soldiers in Maruf and Takht-e-Pul districts of Kandahar
- 8 Afghan soldiers in Tagab district of Kapisa
- 9 Afghan soldiers in Takhar
- 5 NDS soldiers in Balkh
- and 20 people were also killed in Maidan Wardak
While talks are under way to end the fighting, fighting is raging in at least 24 provinces.
Kunduz is one of the provinces where people have been killed and displaced in the past two weeks of fighting.
The US Special Envoy for the Afghan Peace Process deplores the escalation of violence and calls on both sides to significantly reduce it.
The European Union is deeply concerned about the escalation of violence and civilian casualties and urges the Taliban to adhere to the ceasefire.
