Transcript of H.E. President Karzai’s
Press Conference Regarding Today’s Terrorist Attack on
Former President Sebghatullah Mujaddedi
Office of the Spokesman to the President
03/12/2006
Arg, Kabul:
President Karzai: We heard this morning that His
Excellency Hazrat Sebghatullah Mujaddedi, the former president
of Afghanistan, a great spiritual leader of Afghanistan, a leader
of our resistance against the former Soviet Union in Afghanistan,
a leader of our resistance against other invasions and interferences
in this country was attacked by suicide bombers this morning.
We, the Afghan people are extremely happy and we thank God,
many, many times that President Mujaddedi has not been harmed.
He is alive and with us, this attack on President Mujaddedi
is an attack on Afghans’ independence, attack on President
Mujaddedi is an attack against the Afghan voice, he was one
of the strongest voices of this country, the attack on President
Mojaddedi is attack against peace in Afghanistan.
We are glad that this attack has failed and we are happy that
he is still with us. God has been kind to all of us and I am
sure that professor Mujaddedi will continue to serve the Afghan
nation, our women, our children as ever before and in the strongest
terms. I congratulate the Afghan people that this attack has
failed and our leader is good and alive and safe with us.
(Question, National Public Radio)
Mr. Mujaddedi is an integral part of the reconciliation process
in Afghanistan, in a few days he will be signing an action plan
to get the ball going in transitional justice here in Afghanistan
and peace and reconciliation is ethical part of that, the symbolic
impact of today’s event, how will that affect the reconciliation
process.
(Answer)
This will strengthen our resolve in seeking stronger peace in
Afghanistan and trying to bring all Afghan people together and
to have justice in this country. This will strengthen our resolve,
this will make us go stronger and with better speed.
(Question, National Public Radio)
You are not concern that there is an increase in certain attacks
in south and the east and attack today is in fact a sign that
the country is not ready for this process?
(Answer)
These are not related, those are different, these are attacks
by terrorism against Afghanistan, against Afghan elders, Afghan
personalities, those who are seeking peace and stability in
Afghanistan. These are two different matters.
For further information, please contact:
Khaleeq Ahmad, Deputy Spokesman on International Affairs
Tel.: 00 93 70 286 853
