Ghani calls for US-Afghan efforts to battle terror

KABUL and the United States, calling for joint efforts to battle the scourge.

At a meeting with US Senator Lindsey Graham at the Presidential Palace on Monday evening, Ghani said a general consensus existed for peace but a ceasefire and Taliban’s safe havens outside Afghanistan were issues that should be addressed.

Ghani, appreciating America’s cooperation with Afghanistan over the past 18 years, hailed Senator Graham as a friend and supporter of the Afghan nation and government.

The president said 90 percent of security operations in the country were currently led by the Afghan security forces.

Graham praised the Afghan armed forces for taking responsibility for ensuring security and fighting terrorism. He hoped peace could be established without any compromise on Afghanistan’s achievement and women rights.

He said the main purpose of his trip to Kabul was to assess the situation in and discuss how the number of US troops in the country could be reduced.

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