In the closing speech at the Kabul Process meeting on Tuesday, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, called on regional and world countries to stay on the same page in the fight against terrorism.
"In fight against terrorism, we must use the same toolkit, whether we confront lone-wolves or state actors enabling terrorism," Abdullah said referring to terrorist havens on the other side of the Afghan borders.
"Terrorism whose headquarters is located outside our borders, misuses Islam and provokes ethnic politics to recruit terrorists."
"In our fight against terrorism, we need to commit to uprooting sanctuaries and dismantling support infrastructures. Most of these elements are external to Afghanistan, and we need to do something about them before it's too late," he added.
He said the Afghan government believes that stability will enable greater connectivity across the region.
He described the current situation in the country as "sensitive" and made a number of suggestions to address the circumstances on the ground.
"We need to reevaluate the current situation, implement immediate reforms, bolster leadership and management based on merit, distribute the electronic identity cards, hold free and fair parliamentary and district council elections and strengthen our security forces," he said.
Commenting on Friday's demonstration, Abdullah said it is the right of citizens to express their thoughts.
"We should also be tolerant of criticism and civil protests," he said. "We need to agree on process to deal with criticisms and recommendations. Let us prevent the enemy from dividing us along lines," he said.
Abdullah admitted that government has ‘failed to meet people's demands, but he vowed "not to repeat past mistakes".
"We are doing our best not to repeat past mistakes. Where we aren't doing so well, and have failed to meet our people's expectations, is on providing adequate security to people," he added.
He said their priority is to focus on the threat the country faces, and address political critics who share positive recommendations.
Abdullah invited critics, political movements, intellectuals, scholars, civil society and leaders to engage in constructive dialogue.
According to the Presidential Palace, representatives from 27 countries and world organizations attended the Kabul Process meeting in the hope of finding better and more applicable ways to ensuring lasting peace in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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