WASHINGTON: The United States has called for reducing tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan and has asked leaders of both the countries to work together to combat violent extremism, according to local media sources.
While confirming that US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after this weekend’s terrorist attacks in Kabul, a State Department spokesman Mark Toner said: “We are in constant contact with the Pakistani government and express our concerns on a variety of things, including counter-terrorism.”
Asked if he agreed with Afghanistan’s claim that the terrorists who carried out these attacks came from across the border, Mr Toner said: “I don’t have any other information to share about that, but obviously, we condemn those attacks.”
