Marking the second anniversary of the attack on the Green Trend Movement in Kabul, the family members of the 22 people killed in the attack on Wednesday renewed their pledge to defend the present system and the country if the Taliban continue to deny a political settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan.

One of the speakers at the gathering was Fawzia Koofi, a member of the peace negotiating team representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the talks with the Taliban in Doha. Koofi said that the only way toward successful peace talks is with unity among the country’s political elites and the retaking of territories that were lost to the Taliban.

At the same event, the deputy of the Administrative Office of the President said that the Taliban is fighting on behalf of Pakistan and for the sake of Pakistan’s interests.

“The people must get stand alongside their defense and security forces and protect their honor and dignity against the Pakistani militias,” said Abdul Muhiman Fayeq, the head of the Afghanistan Green Trend.

“The present war is a war of values, it is the war of light against darkness,” said Adib Fahim, former deputy head of the NDS.

“They destroy the mosques, they destroy schools and the artists,” said Ahmadullah Nawed, the deputy of the Administrative Office of the President.

“First we need to recapture the geography that we lost,” said Fawzia Koofi, a member of the peace negotiating team representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the talks with the Taliban in Doha.

Two years ago on this day, a powerful car bomb struck the office of Afghanistan Green Trend led by First Vice President Amrullah Saleh killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more.

The attack happened on July 27, 2019, at the Green Trend’s office as Saleh was meeting with some members of the movement.

 It happened the day before the national presidential election campaign started. It left over 20 people dead and over 50 others wounded.