KABUL - Ruling out any compromise on the defense and security forces, President Ashraf Ghani has said the national forces are defenders of the democratic system.
The president said this while addressing newly graduated Afghan National Army personnel from Marshal Qasim Fahim Academy, a statement from the Presidential Palace said.
In his address, Ghani described the graduates as role models of dedication, commitment and patriotism.
The president told the graduates that they were representatives of the national unity and it was their responsibility to defend the motherland.
Ghani also said the attack on his first vice president Amrullah Saleh was a coward and unsuccessful attempt on his life.
He also extended condolences to the families of those killed and wounded in the suicide attack on Saleh.
“You witnessed Saleh’s Afghan courage and bravery when he spent two hours with an Australian delegation soon after the attack. I want you to have the same courage.”
The president called the army graduates as defenders of the democratic system and said his government would support every soldier and would never compromise in this regard.
Ghani praised the role of national security and defense forces in protecting the Consultative Loya Jirga and rescuing floods-affected people. (Pajhwok)