- Ghani accuses Pak of Kabul attack, urges Pak to counter terrorism for Afghanistan the same way it does it for itself
- Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan today to discuss matter of Pakistan’s alleged interference in Afghanistan
- Afghan experts want their government to start ‘cold war’ with Pakistan if delegation doesn’t provide good outcomes
Blaming Pakistan for orchestrating the terrorist attack in Kabul’s Shah Shaheed area that left 16 killed and hundreds others wounded, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said that he has explained his stance and “now the decision and actions lay with Pakistan which will clarify the future of relationship between the two neighbouring countries”.
In two separate meetings with envoys of a number of countries in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, President Ghani said that this attack was planned by terrorist groups in Pakistan. He urged Pakistan to counter terrorism for Afghanistan the same way it does it for itself.
After Mullah Mohammad Omar was announced dead, terrorist groups openly organised gatherings in Pakistan and announced “war” against the government of Afghanistan, he lamented.
Ghani further said that Pakistan needed to acknowledge the sincerity of the issue and take strict actions against terrorist groups on its soil. He added that an Afghan delegation was scheduled to visit Pakistan on Thursday (today) over the issue.
With the Afghan delegation scheduled to take up the matter with Pakistan, a number of Afghan experts have stated that the Afghan government should warn Pakistan and present clear documents on Pakistan’s alleged “interference” in Afghanistan.
They have warned if the above mentioned trip of Afghan delegation doesn’t provide good outcomes then the Afghan government should begin a “cold war” against Pakistan.
After ten months of its leadership in Afghanistan, the Afghan president has harshly spoken towards Pakistan’s government saying “we hoped peace but Pakistan still sends terrorists into Afghanistan”.
Afghan political expert Ahmad Saiedi said, “The Afghan delegation should present past and current documents [proof] of Pakistan government’s interference in Afghanistan to Pakistani officials in an open session so that the world also knows where the problems are created. They [delegation] should also submit the documents to United Nation Security Council.”
Military expert Atiqullah Amarkhail said, “First of all, we need to get together with both houses of the Afghan Assembly and have their views on the aspect to legalise our claims. We are patient but we don’t want to see our countrymen lose their lives as a result of terrorist attacks launched by Pakistan.”
Abdul Qadir Zazay, head of the International committee in the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament, said, “If Pakistan doesn’t change its foreign policy towards Afghanistan, we will cut off our diplomatic relationships.”