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Afghanistan Urges US to Put Pressure on Pakistan to Stop Terrorism: Foreign Minister
Afghan foreign minister, Salahuddin Rabani who is currently visiting Washington to attend the US-sponsored anti-coalition group meeting called on the Trump Administration to put pressure on Pakistan to stop using terrorism as an instrument of state policy.
Rabani Slammed Pakistan for being the destabilizing factor in his war-torn country, saying terror groups continue to have safe havens in Pakistan and its establishment provides unhindered support to terrorists.
Declaring that the National Unity Government (NUG) tried to open a new chapter of relationship with Islamabad, Mr Rabbani told a Washington audience: “Unfortunately, we did not see practical steps taken by Pakistan on the promises they made.”
A paradigm shift in Pakistan is needed to bring Taliban on the peace table,” Rabbani said.
Foreign minister referred to the series of recent attacks in Kabul and Kandahar and said these prove that Taliban does not want to come to the negotiation table.
“Pakistan should see Afghanistan as a sovereign and independent country. It is not a subservient to anyone,” he said.
“India has been a country that has supported Afghanistan for 15 years. It has been busy building schools, colleges, hospitals, roads and bridges. While others have chosen to destroy them they (India) have chosen to build them. We value that,” Mr Rabbani said.
Pakistan’s reluctance to end its support to terrorism undermines efforts to insure peace and security in the country, he alleged.
“Now, we have stopped asking Pakistan to deliver Taliban to peace table. We want Pakistan to take action against the Taliban leadership. They should not support violence in Afghanistan,” he said.
“I do not see any policy change in Pakistan in the coming days,” he said, attributing this to the increasing insecurity in the powerful Pak military.
By ZackArya & Nazira Karimi from Washington D.C.
Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.
He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.
Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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China and Pakistan call for inclusive ‘political framework’ and ‘moderate policies’ in Afghanistan
According to the statement, Wang and Dar called for concerted efforts from the international community to help Afghanistan address challenges in areas such as the humanitarian situation and economic development.
“The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on the Afghanistan issue,” the statement read.
“They called for concerted efforts of the international community to help Afghanistan properly address challenges in such areas as the humanitarian situation and economic development, and encourage Afghanistan to build an inclusive political framework, adopt moderate policies, pursue good-neighborliness, and firmly combat terrorism, including not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist acts.
“Both sides agreed to play a positive and constructive role in helping Afghanistan achieve stable development and integrate into the international community,” the statement read.
Negotiations are ongoing between Afghanistan and Iran to sideline the US dollar in bilateral transactions, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said this week.
According to media reports, Mohsen Karimi, the head of the CBI, said talks are ongoing between the two countries for the implementation of “offshore rial” in Afghanistan.
Karimi said the “offshore rial” is used with the aim of supporting the economic activity and exporters of the private sector of the country.
Recently, CBI Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin announced that Tehran plans to use the “offshore rial” for trade with Russia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also said at the time that the idea of ditching the US dollar has produced positive results.
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