President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday addressed guests attending the 28th anniversary ceremony to mark the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and said “yesterday was about freedom, today is about development.”
Ghani also called on all Jihadi leaders to maintain their support for the security forces, "who are today's Mujahideen."
Ghani said that by signing the recent peace agreement with Hizb-e-Islami, government is paving the way for “unhappy Mujahideen brothers to return to their country.”He said Jihad had been carried out at the time of the Soviet occupation to ensure the country's freedom and development but later efforts were made by others to destroy the progress.
Ghani also stated there is a strong will among the people to overcome the crisis in the country but that all Afghans "have the right to be proud about the Jihad".
Also addressing guests, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said that Russia should not repeat the mistakes of the Soviet Union in terms of meddling in Afghanistan’s affairs.
He implied Moscow was supporting the Taliban.
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