Afghanistan - Ghani says Global terrorism including ISIS still threatens Afghanistan

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that the global terrorism including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stills threatens Afghanistan.

Speaking during the Munic Security Conference in Germany President Ghani warned that there would be consequences if Afghanistan is ignored and the international community shifts focus.

Ghani hailed the NATO-led coalition for their sacrifices during the past 13 years but insisted that the al-Qaeda and ISIS group hve roots in Afghanistan which is still in the grip of an entrenched insurgency led by the Taliban.

“The Islamic State (Daesh) and the al-Qaida and other networks are aberrations and “We must have the courage to speak for the absolute majority.”

He said the ISIS (Daesh) group is quickly moving to a stage in Afghanistan where it is able to organize, orient, decide and take actions.

The remarks by President Ghani comes as the top security officials in Afghanistan have ruled out that the terrorist groups including ISIS (Daesh) poses any major threats to Afghanistan.

President Ghani on Friday left for Germany to attend the 51st round of Munich Conference which was attendded by some 400 politicians and experts who spent three days trying to find ways out of the current crises including violence in Ukraine and in the Middle East.