New Delhi, October 8: With the peace dialogue, Afghanistan is looking at the light at the end of the "long tunnel of war" after over four decades, top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday, asserting that there can be no military solution to the conflict in his country.

Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan, also thanked the Indian leadership for its support to the Afghan peace process and said India is a "friend forever". Also Read | War Room in Delhi to Be Equipped With High-End Technology to Monitor Real-Time Pollution Data, NASA-ISRO Images of Stubble Burning: Gopal Rai.

"For the first time after 42 years, we are looking at the light at the end of the tunnel -- the long tunnel of war in Afghanistan. It will not be easy as we have to be sure that it is the right light and the right tunnel," he said in a lecture at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Abdullah also asserted that there can be no military solution to the conflict in his country. Also Read | ‘Fake BARC TRP Ratings’ Case: Republic TV to File Criminal Defamation Case Against Mumbai Police Commissioner, Says Arnab Goswami.

Earlier in the day, Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the ongoing peace initiative to bring back stability in the war-ravaged country. Abdullah arrived here on Tuesday on a five-day visit as part of the efforts to build a regional consensus and support for the Afghan peace process.

On Wednesday, Abdullah held extensive talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

The visit of the influential Afghan leader to India comes in the midst of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha. The Taliban and the Afghan government are holding direct talks to end 19 years of war that has killed tens of thousands of people and ravaged various parts of the country.

India has been a major stakeholder in the peace and stability of Afghanistan. It has already invested USD two billion in aid and reconstruction activities in the country. India has been supporting a national peace and reconciliation process which is Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled.

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