Ghani assures military commanders of full support

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani, during a telephonic conversation, has assured security officials of stout support, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Sunday.

On Sunday morning, the statement said. Ghani talked to five officers of the armed forces fighting in the frontline against the menace of terrorism.

The commander-in-chief said the purpose of his telephonic contact with the top military officers was to assure them of solid support from the nation, government. He said the commander-in-chief was proud of them.

In response to the president’s gesture, the military officers said that highways had been reopened, most areas cleared and fighting was ongoing to retake other areas from the rebels.

They assured the president of defending their motherland because it was their homeland and they would protect every inch of it.

The president, lauding their services, said: “By hearing you, the level of my confidence has gone up. The entire nation and government is proud of their armed forces and stood by them like a rock.”

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