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the very first day, by the grace
of God on this occasion when
peace prevails all over Afghan-
istan I am enabled to inaugurate
such an Assembly. When you
read the little guide to the Nation-
al Assembly you will know what
difference there is between an
Assembly of to-day and the jirgas
of old. If you exercise properly
your rights and watch the
proceedings of the Government
and make attempts at improving
the National Assembly of
Afghanistan the same will be-
come the moulder of peace and
the foundation of the prosperity
and the advancement of the
country; and I have hopes in
God the High that civil wars
and dissensions and disputes will
disappear for ever from this
motherland of ours and personal
questions will no longer be the
cause of the downfall and the
ruin of this Islamic land. And
this country will ever remain
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