Published 05:45 IST, March 6th 2020
Pakistan against India's security role in Afghanistan on the backdrop of US-Taliban deal
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday addressed the Upper house of the parliament on the US-Taliban peace deal
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday dressed Upper house of parliament on US-Taliban peace deal. According to reports, Qureshi during his briefing said that Pakistan does t want India to play any security role in Afghanistan. Qureshi in his dress furr ded that India has always been a spoiler in Afghanistan who wants to achieve its own objectives in landlocked country.
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As per reports, Qureshi also talked about growing presence of Al Qaeda and ISIS in Afghanistan where he said that Pakistan doesn't want any presence of militant organisations in its neighbouring country as it would disrupt peace in region. Qureshi while talking about United States' offer to Afghan government to help dress latter's misunderstanding with Pakistan, said that Islamab wants to resolve all issues with Kabul bilaterally and doesn't want any involvement of a third party.
Qureshi in his dress to Senate furr stated that Pakistan cant give guarantee or take responsibility for peace in Afghanistan as all stakeholders will have to play ir role in order to achieve stability in war-torn country.
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US-Taliban peace deal
United States and Taliban signed peace deal after 18 months of negotiations and 20 years of war. deal which was signed in presence of leers from Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan would see withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan under a timeline of 14 months. deal also requires Taliban to guarantee that ir territory will t be used as a launchp that would threaten security of United States and its allies.
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deal was signed by US special envoy Zalmay Khalilz and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Barar with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a witness. As per reports, more than 1,00,000 Afghan citizens have lost ir lives or wounded since 2009 when UN Assistance Mission began documenting casualties.
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Im Credit: AP
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05:45 IST, March 6th 2020