KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Majority of the war-weary Afghans have welcomed the change in government stance with regard to the Taliban and like-minded militant groups, announced by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at the joint session of parliament on Monday.
President Ghani in his key address at rare joint session of parliament on Monday described Haqqani network, al-Qaida, Islamic State group, foreign mercenaries and part of Taliban outfit as the enemies of Afghanistan and vowed to annihilate them in his militancy-plagued country.
The president also vowed to mount military pressure on Taliban and like-minded groups and would defeat the terrorists and their backers on battleground, saying the government has no mercy to the terrorists languishing in jails and court's ruling would be implemented even if were capital punishment.
"Virtually it is a bold stance adopted by government vis-a-vis Taliban and terrorists. The new stance announced by president in the national assembly on Monday would boost the security forces' morale to take aggressive position and push Taliban to the wall," a legislator Zekria Zekria told local media on Tuesday.
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