KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that the withdrawal of foreign forces paved the way for opening a new chapter of regional cooperation, according to a statement from Presidential Palace on Friday.
Addressing a gathering marking the Higher Education and Vocational Studies Week, the president said with the pull out of foreign forces Afghanistan will not go to isolation.
He added decision about the withdrawal of foreign forces was imminent and one day they should have left the country adding that it was the responsibility of Afghans to protect this land.
“I stand by Afghanistan because it is our country, democracy is a huge circle but the Taliban are a small group. The Taliban want to kill us but we want to hug them to construct this country. We should be ready to ensure our national unity and this need sacrifice,” he said.
“In peace talks what we want to stress upon is the election of the head of the state by the people. Today a teacher is the president and tomorrow someone else will be the president,” he said.
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