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Abdullah: We can’t trust Pakistan mediation unless it stop supporting terrorists
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If Pakistan can’t fight insurgency, we can’t trust that they won’t support insurgents, Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday while speaking at the Council of Ministers.
“It is impossible to trust over [Pakistan] because they support and equip Taliban and at the same time we can’t trust they would mediate honestly. Stopping supports to the Taliban group can be a prove for their sincerity for negotiations,” Abdullah said.
Recently, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan cannot bring Taliban to peace talks “and be asked to kill them at the same time”.
Afghans believe Pakistan PM was speaking on behalf of Taliban during his visit from the Washington where he said his government is willing to assist to revive stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban as he believes the group cannot be defeated through military operations.
Afghan leader believe that Afghanistan is suffering from the interference of foreign countries and no country will benefit from a destabilized Afghanistan.
“Afghans want peace and we strived sincerely to achieve this goal, but we could not achieve any result because we did not receive the same sincerity,” Abdullah added.
Abdullah once again asked Pakistan “to fight insurgency without any exceptions” because terrorists support nobody but, their own ultimate goals that harm the entire world.
Afghan government has always accused Pakistan for supporting Taliban and other insurgent groups who perform terror attacks against Afghanistan and Afghan military findings also reveals that Islamabad is only targeting the groups which poses any threat to the Pakistan.
Reported by: Fawad Naseri
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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