On September 21, President Ashraf Ghani in his speech delivered in the United Nations (UN) stressed the importance of ceasefire in Afghanistan, reports Tolo News. Ghani said, "Though we are facing multiple drivers of turmoil all at once in Afghanistan, there is a clear and urgent priority for us: a ceasefire. An urgent end to the violence will, more than anything else, gives us a chance to progress." He also said, “I would like to take this opportunity to call on every member of the GA and the P5 to help us achieve the end state of a sovereign, united and democratic Afghanistan, at peace with itself and the region, capable of preserving and expanding the gains of the last 19 years."