President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that Afghanistan is edging towards peace and now is the time to think about ending the war, however, he stated that creating a durable peace will not be possible without justice.

“In order to restore a durable peace in the society--not a temporary peace--there is a need for justice to prevail so that no one feels oppressed,” said Ghani.

In a new report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) claims that the US has spent $8.94 billion to fight illicit drugs in Afghanistan since 2002.  

“As of September 30, 2019, the United States has appropriated $8.94 billion for counternarcotics (CN) efforts in Afghanistan since FY 2002,” SIGAR said in the report.