Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday stressed that talks between the government and the Taliban should happen, saying that now is the time for peace which should be inclusive.
In his address at the 5th Annual European Anti-CorruptionConference here, he said: “This is the time of peace because conditionshave been provided and should be used extensively. If this opportunity is lost,it will be a huge responsibility.”
“Peace must be inclusive and it should involve allparties,” he said, adding that going back is not acceptable to the nationand “we will only move forward”, Tolo News reported. The Presidentalso raised concerns over security the deaths of security forces and said thatthis shows the war price is very heavy, therefore, talks between government andthe Taliban should happen.More than 70 fighters, mostly Taliban militants,were killed in gun battles in the country over the past 24 hours, Xinhua newsagency quoted officials as saying on Wednesday.