Pointing to Indo-Afghan air corridor Ghani stated that this initiative has defeated efforts that did not give India and Afghanistan to have direct access. “State of Afghanistan is not at the risk of collapse. Afghan Army is fleeing away...Afghanistan is emerging as transit and connectivity hub for Central Asia and Eurasia — Georgia and Azerbaijan.Afghanistan can also be linked with China via Central Asia. No one can lock Afghanistan now. We are becoming a roundabout not a cul de sac.” Ghani also hailed US strategy for South Asia that retained Washington’s interests in the region.

Source: Economic Times October 24, 2017 17:41 UTC