KABUL: We will not let Taliban take down the Afghan government, said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
The Kabul Process — a multinational peace conference hosted by Afghanistan — began on Tuesday under the chair of the Afghan president.
Purpose of the conference is to defeat terrorism and ensure peace.
Foreign fights have increased in the last two years.
The peace conference will include discussions on the talks with Taliban, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings and clashes that left more than 100 people dead and hundreds wounded in the last week.
Much of Kabul remains in lock-down ahead of the conference, with tighter than usual security including more armed checkpoints and armored vehicles patrolling the streets, and tight restrictions on civilian traffic.
Representatives of around 25 countries, including Pakistan, India, China and the US, along with European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the United Nations, will attend the meeting, which aims to build international support on ways to restore security in the conflict-torn country.
“The Kabul Process is meant to reach a consensus with the region and the world for peace in Afghanistan,” said Afghan presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi, while talking to the news agency.
Media reports said Pakistan will be represented by senior officials of the Foreign Ministry.
