UN General Assembly
1995

been an agreement a year ago for the transfer of power and for the consolidation of the political process, we would by now have been in the process of transferring power. We solemnly ask the General Assembly to take this proposal into consideration when discussing the agenda item on Afghanistan during this historic fiftieth session. Having said this, we would like to state — for those who insist on the need for a military solution to the problem — that the Islamic State of Afghanistan, while willing to transfer power to a legitimate and lawful authority, has the capacity and capability to respond to the terrorist acts of mercenaries linked to foreign quarters. Afghanistan would not allow any circles to undermine the process of the peaceful transfer of power and the normal political process that is to be implemented under the supervision of the United Nations and the 9 Organization of the Islamic Conference. Those cliques of outsiders who are recruiting, training, arming, and providing financial assistance to the mercenaries — as well as