Afghan president-elect vows to work for peace, prosperity, national unity

Afghan president-elect Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Monday vowed to work for peace, economic prosperity and national unity with the objective to take the conflict-ridden country towards self-reliance. "We have to look forward for the betterment of our country, we have to work to improve our country's economy and help the country to stand on its feet and I am committed to spare no efforts in achieving the noble objective,"Ghani Ahmadzai said in his first meeting with people gathered in a local school.

Ghani Ahmadzai who was announced by Afghan election commission on Sunday as new president to replace the outgoing president Hamid Karzai also pointed out in his speech that"the time for begging has gone and Afghanistan as a great nation should stand on its feet."

The Afghan president-elect also said that his government will be a national unity administration with the participation of his election challenger Abdullah Abdullah, will be accountable and will report to the nation its achievements in each six months.

He also said that Afghanistan is a united country and would remain united forever.

The national unity government agreed upon by Ghani Ahmadzai and his election challenger Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday which gave an end to the months-long deadlock will assume office from the outgoing President Karzai in a few days, thus marking the first- ever peaceful power transition in Afghanistan's history.