(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday called for religious scholars and tribal elders to help restore peace in the country.
In a televised speech, President Ghani vowed that his administration would never bow to terrorist strikes. He also urged tribal elders to help his government stem the tide of militant-linked violence that have killed scores of people over the past few days.
"Our society should raise our voice against it, I specially ask the Ulema (religious scholars), tribal leaders and civil society members to speak out saying that it is not acceptable," said Ghani. "These attacks are no longer acceptable. They are not Islamic, they are not humane," he added.
The Afghan President described peace as a vital for the country's consistent development adding, "Terrorists should understand they couldn't undermine our resolve and will." Ghani called Islam a religion of peace that sets store by protecting human rights and values. He listed poverty, deprivation and corruption as huge challenges, arguing that one government alone could not address the challenges and dealing with them was the responsibility of the international community.
Ghani called for religious scholars to help restoring peace after Taliban insurgents paced up the militant attacks as NATO led combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of December. Earlier on Saturday, a suicide bomber hit an Afghan National Army bus in capital city Kabul killing seven soldiers, hours after a Supreme Court official was shot dead and 12 de-miners were killed in south Afghanistan.
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