{"id":1467,"date":"2016-05-21T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T08:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taand.com\/en\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2016-05-20T20:35:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T20:35:18","slug":"afghan-bikers-carry-a-message-of-peace-to-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taand.net\/en\/?p=1467","title":{"rendered":"Afghan bikers carry a message of Peace to United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u00a0New York: Two Afghan cyclists, Nadir Shah Nangarhari and his son, Fairooz Khan 17, who arrived in New York last week after spending almost ten months biking across Europe with a message of \u201cJourney of peace and Solidarity\u201d called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today at the UN HQ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nadir Shah who has also been titled as National Cyclist Champion in 2003, says that he cycled around the world carrying one major message of Afghans, \u201cWe Afghans want to live in peace with the family of nations in the world and we want our identity in peace with the world.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p>Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while meeting with the two Afghan cyclists said, \u201c\u201dLet us be inspired by these dedicated cyclists for peace to break the cycles of armed conflict that are causing so much suffering across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations who was accompanying the bikers to meet SG Ban Ki-moon, said, \u201cAfghanistan, once a peaceful country in the region, is in need of world\u2019s long term commitment to revive that peaceful history, and that is only possible through turning Afghanistan into a symbol of international cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNadir Shah and his son\u2019s resolve to bike thousands of miles only to convey a message of peace can tell you a lot about Afghans\u2019 resilience in partnering for the noble cause of peace.\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nadir Shah says he will continue his quest for peace all over the world so that people know the real face of a nation with thousands years of a rich and proud history. 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