INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The civil war inflicted greater harm on the people of Afghanistan than the Soviet invasion, Fasihuddin Fitrat, Chief of the Army Staff of
the Islamic Emirate, said on Monday
The Soviet Red Army invasion did not make the Afghan people as miserable as the civil wars and power
struggles made, he said at a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the mujahideens victory against the former Soviet-backed
regime.
Fitrat warned that if someone is thinking of occupying Afghanistan using those who have fled the country, the Afghan people are
ready to fight against them even if takes thousands of years.
No matter how they impose war on the people of Afghanistan, the people have
the courage and heroism, he said
Their honor will never allow them to be controlled by someone else
They will fight against them
They have fought for four and a half decades and are ready to fight for thousands more
If anyone thinks of occupying our country, they will fight against them.
Acting Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, Alhaji Mullah
Noorullah Noori also stressed that Afghanistan will soon will compete with other countries in political, economic and security sectors.
The
day will come when Afghanistan will compete with the worlds major countries in every field, politically, economically, security, he
said.
Acting Minister of Information and Culture Khairullah Khairkhwa called on the officials of the Islamic Emirate to refrain from power
worship, warning that it would lead to the collapse of the government.
If, God forbid, we revive the past and there is power worship here
again and we try to increase our influence, the regime will collapse and the people will become divided, he said.
At the ceremony, the Chief
of Staff of Army also stressed the dignified return of refugees from neighboring countries, adding that humiliating them is unacceptable for
the Islamic Emirate.
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