The people of trouble-torn Afghanistan deserve peace, but there is “still a long way to go” before the country’s government and people achieve the goal of building a more stable and prosperous nation, Britain’s minister for Asia Mark Field has said. On Saturday, gunmen stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, leaving at least six people dead. Field said in a statement to the UN security council: “(There) is still a long way to go before Afghanistan’s government and people achieve their goal of building a more stable and prosperous country. The people of Afghanistan deserve peace. So we urge President (Ashraf) Ghani and the government to use the meeting to reach out to the insurgents and to try to launch a credible peace process.”The United Kingdom, Field said, will continue to support the peace process.

Source: Hindustan Times January 21, 2018 12:45 UTC