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The Afghan government is expected to finalize a peace deal with a notorious militant insurgent group within days.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently made a very blunt statement that has left the public shocked. In an interview with the BBC, he said he has no sympathy for the tens of thousands of Afghans fleeing their country.
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been defeated in the eastern parts of the country, where it had taken over some remote districts.
It is fighting season in Afghanistan and August was particularly bloody on Kabul’s streets.
Afghanistan ended 2014 with a mixture of violence and hope on Wednesday, as a Taliban attack was thwarted, a policeman gunned down his comrades and one of the country’s leaders said he had convinced hundreds of insurgents to lay down their arms and support peace efforts.
The United States, Britain and other allies promised Thursday not to abandon Afghanistan’s new government, and the country’s president said “peace is a top priority” as international security missions end and Taliban attacks surge.
