Kabul, Aug 14 (UNI) President Ashraf Ghani in an address to his embattled country told the people that he will focus on preventing further instability, violence and displacement, as the Taliban march closer to capital Kabul.
In a televised address, Ghani also said mobilization of the security forces is a priority and “serious actions are under consideration”.
translations of his speech available on social media.
“While I understand that you are worried about your future, I assure you as your president that I will concentrate on preventing expansion of instability, violence and displacement of my people,” he said.
He said he will not allow the “imposed conflict” by the Taliban to lead to the killing of innocent people, and the loss of the gains of the past 20 years, and the destruction of public infrastructure and prolonged instability.
His address comes as the Taliban seized more cities on Saturday as they advanced closer to Kabul.
The Taliban on Saturday seized Logar province, just south of Kabul, and launched a multi-pronged assault on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north.
Since they began their onslaught a few weeks ago, the Taliban have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan.
The US has sent troops to evacuate its nationals from Kabul, and other countries are moving to evacuate their personnel from their missions.
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