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ahhh what peace. The so called peace effort was a covert assassination plot. make peace on top and then track them and kill them. it has not worked. as for bringing taliban to the table we did it and now it has proven be the biggest mistake we made. I am glad they have washed their hands now die in your pit together.After waiting for more than a year Ghani has now washed his hands of trying to persuade Pakistan to get the Taliban to hold talks.
After waiting for more than a year Ghani has now washed his hands of trying to persuade Pakistan to get the Taliban to hold talks.
some diplomatic blunders by Pak...the diplomats should get a good spanking!!Ghani was Pro Pak. What happened?
The ground realities have changed. The Pakistani Government is being forced by the people and the army to send back the refugees which will restructure the Afghan nation in terms of policies and decisions.
We should learn to become deaf to the Afghan statements and proceed with our objectives. Complete the walling, return the refugees and then think of dialogue.
Maybe strengthen and broaden our reach so we can go after the TTP through our extended arms.
No, When you end up getting hit with attacks & blasts while negotiating peace you realize talks are not going to take you too far. Ghani was just a tubelight who could not see the writing on the wall till the wall fell on him.some diplomatic blunders by Pak...the diplomats should get a good spanking!!
That proves my point...there was a window but bad diplomacy let it go!!No, When you end up getting hit with attacks & blasts while negotiating peace you realize talks are not going to take you too far. Ghani was just a tubelight who could not see the writing on the wall till the wall fell on him.
Pakistan is truly a weak and pathetic state. A country such as Afghanistan continues to insult and spread lies about Pak yet the government and military only continue to appease them.
that was not bad diplomacy but arm twisting. In simple language backstabbing & double speak. Only difference is that diplomats dint physically assault the other team other than that every thing is same. Has not India seen the same stuff,you have talks on day1 and attacks on day2. Thats not bad diplomacy that is making a point to intimidate the opposition to give in or else. As I said , diplomats cannot indulge in such kind of open stuff, you do it in a sneaky way .That proves my point...there was a window but bad diplomacy let it go!!
After waiting for more than a year Ghani has now washed his hands of trying to persuade Pakistan to get the Taliban to hold talks.
Good one now extend the stay of Afghans more perhaps a year after these 6months expire. After all we are the kind of people who after getting slapped on one cheek will present the other one .Peace initiatives with Pakistan remain unsuccessful, says Afghan president
MATEEN HAIDER | ANEES HANIF — UPDATED 13 MINUTES AGO
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Ghani says Pakistan's dangerous distinction between good and bad terrorists is being maintained in practice. ─Afghan President's website
KARACHI: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the peace initiatives taken by Afghanistan with Pakistan are not successful as Pakistan differentiates between good and bad terrorists "in practice".
"Our regional initiatives with neighbours are beginning to yield significant cooperative dividends. However, the exception is with Pakistan," the Afghan president said during his speech on second day of Nato summit.
He added that despite clear commitments to the quadrilateral peace process, "Pakistan's dangerous distinction between good and bad terrorists is being maintained in practice."
"The key problem among our neighbouring states is an absence of agreed rules of the game, thus we seek regional and global support in creating those rules, which will bind us to collective security and harmony," said Ghani.
The Afghan president maintained that the world leaders should understand that Afghanistan is facing a multi-dimensional conflict and is fighting all sorts of groups "ranging from Al-Qaeda and Daesh to terrorist groups with Central Asian, Chinese, and Russian origins, to Pakistani groups classified as terrorists by Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban groups".
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US President Obama shakes hand with Ashraf Ghani during the Nato summit at Warsaw. ─Afghan President's Twitter profile
Citing the 2015 Makka declaration against terrorism as an example, Ghani claimed that Afghanistan's dialogue within the Arab-Muslim community was also productive.
He was of the view that the recent terrorist attack near the Mosque of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Medina has outraged the Muslim community and "should result in a consensus against the tiny minority that is attempting to hijack our civilization".
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Ghani thanked all the Nato countries for "fighting shoulder to shoulder" with Afghanistan's own forces and claimed that the organisation has maintained its relevance and effectiveness in the paradigm shift presented by post-9/11 Afghanistan.
"The organization’s fulfillment of both its combat and support missions in Afghanistan is a corroboration of NATO’s continued global relevance, adaptability and effectiveness. Its transformative legacy, however, is building our 352,000 strong security and defense forces," said Ghani.
He also thanked United States (US) President Obama for expanding the authorities of the Resolute Support Mission and his latest decision to maintain American troops throughout his term.
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FO disappointed over Ghani's remarks
Foreign Office (FO) strongly reacted to the Afghan president's speech at the Nato summit and said that Ashraf Ghani's remarks were disappointing and a continuation of Afghan government's policy of blaming Pakistan for its failures.
"Pakistan is disappointed with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's remarks at the Nato Summit. It is unfortunate that Afghan leaders continue to make hostile statements against Pakistan and blame Pakistan for all failures in Afghanistan", FO spokesman Nafees Zakaria said.
The spokesman added that Pakistan will continue to make every effort to help bring peace in Afghanistan as peace in the neighbouring country is in Pakistan's interest.
Zakaria maintained that Pakistan also expects cooperation from Afghan government in its fight against terrorism through effective border management and denying sanctuaries to anti-Pakistan terrorists from Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
"The need of the hour is close cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan rather than constant blame game by the Afghan government based on assumptions," the FO spokesman added.
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