Published 11:18 IST, February 11th 2021
'Afghanistan peace process destroyed by Pakistan': India encircles Imran Khan & co at UNSC
India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti slammed Pakistan over terror in Afghanistan while speaking at the UNSC briefing
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India me a scathing attack on Pakistan at United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, accusing Islamab of disrupting peace process in Afghanistan by bringing about violent attacks through terror groups like Al-Qaida, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant - Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) in neighboring country and terror groups are w relocating in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.
"It is essential that we don't lose sight of ease with which proscribed Haqqani Network and its supporters, especially Pakistani authorities, have worked along with prominent terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida, ISIL K, Tehrik-Taliban Pakistan, etc. in South Asia," said India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti while speaking at Security Council Briefing on 'Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts'.
" world is fully aware that se groups also perpetrate terrorist activities from safe havens in Pakistan, including through violent attacks in Afghanistan that have disrupted peace process. We are also witnessing relocation of terror groups to Afghanistan especially in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, across Durand Line," Tirumurti ded.
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India & Afghanistan Sign MoU For Construction Of Shahtoot Dam
Meanwhile, on February 9, India and Afghanistan signed an agreement to build Shahtoot Dam in Kabul in order to provide a drinking water facility in Afghan capital. During a virtual summit, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and his Afghan counterpart Mohammed Haneef Atmar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in presence of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ghani thanked PM Modi for "gift of life" through signing of an agreement on Shatoot Dam.
Ghani also lauded India for providing attention to Afghanistan and giving a “gift of life to Kabul, and people of Afghanistan symbolize value of decency, democracy, humanity, mutual interest, mutual respect, mutual trust, and our interdependent world." Shahtoot Dam that will be constructed on Kabul river basin would help provide drinking water to residents of city of two million. India has anunced at least 150 projects in war-stricken country and it has pledged to rebuild Afghanistan committing to $80 million worth of projects
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(With ANI Inputs)
11:18 IST, February 11th 2021