Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (second right) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (third left) shake hands at Kabul presidential palace, Afghanistan, Monday (29/1). REUTERS
aKURAT.CO, President Joko Widodo tells about the condition of Afghanistan which is currently still facing conflict and civil war in front of the participants of the great religious leaders for the harmony of the nation at Bogor Palace.
"I went to Afghanistan to Kabul, eight days before I went to Kabul, there was a bomb that killed 20 peopletwo days before I landed in Kabul, there was another bomb that killed 103 people, even two hours before I landed in Kabul, the military academy headquarters in Kabul was attacked, five soldiers were killed and dozens wounded, "said the President while receiving around 400s the leaders of the six religions from the center andarea in the Garuda Palace Bogor room, Saturday (10/2).jokowi said Afghanistan is destroyed by the war and Kabul City is still tense because of the tank is ready for combat in every alley.
"When I went there, I was really surprisedthe city is very large, the building is big but its daily life can be said, can not convey with words. In every street there are tanks, every alley there is a tank, "he said.
but the Head of State lauds the glory of Afghanistan's State Palace, where President Ashraf Ghani has been built 430 years ago.
the president also revealed the story of President Ashraf Ghani that Afghanistan has huge natural gas and gold wealth, but can not be managed due to war.
"He told me that Afghanistan is the country with the largest gas deposits in the worlda huge oil deposit, has the largest gold deposit in the world. He who delivered, not me, but can not be managed because of the war, "he said.
the president also tells the story of Mrs. Rula Ghani who reveals the lives of children who can not play and women are limited by the movement of war.
"Due to the current conflict of war that is more than 40 years old, women can not go to school anymore, out of the house is restricted due to security problems. The most affected are childrenand now because his condition has improved even though there are still so many bombs, he said it was better. That does not mean what I do not understand. Now girls in certain neighborhoods are allowed to ride bicycles and that is very happy, "he said.
for that, the President invites the community to be grateful for the favors of peace and harmony that is felt in Indonesia.
"We must constantly remind people of the joy of peace, the enjoyment of unitylest we forget the joy of peace and harmony, because all this time we always get along to forget thankful, "he concluded.