KABUL: Afghanistan government makes an appeal to the Afghan Taliban overthe threats to the Afghanistan Presidential elections issue.
The Afghan government on Tuesday called on the Taliban to refrain fromthreats to the election process and urged the insurgents to demonstratepractical steps for peace in the country.
The office of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said in a statement thatcasting vote is the legitimate right of the citizens and the Taliban shouldavoid threatening them.
It added all preparations for a free, transparent and inclusivepresidential election have been ensured so that Afghans can directlycontribute to a legitimate leadership.
The presidency reminded the Taliban that contrary to their claims much ofthe election funding has been provided by the Afghan government and theprocess is fully managed by the Afghans.
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“We call on the Taliban — who are apparently chanting for peace but inpractice threatens Afghan people to death on daily basis — to demonstratepeace in action and refrain from threatening the Afghan people,” read thestatement.
“The Afghan people have in the past proven that threats and intimidation byAfghanistan’s enemies cannot prevent them from participating in nationaland decisive processes. This time, our people will again go to the pollsand determine the future of their country through their direct vote, andwould outshine the enemies of the Afghan people’s freedom,” it added.
