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Pak-Afghan senior military officials meet for border talks
[Dawn] A delegation of Afghan army officials, headed by Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Afghan National Army Major General Afzal Aman, visited General Headquarters (GHQ) and met Major General Ashfaq Nadeem Ahmed, DGMO Pakistain Army for talks over border coordination issues.The meeting was held in a cordial environment, said a statement issued by the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR). All ongoing cross-border coordination issues including construction of a border post in  Mohmand Agency... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... were discussed and amicably resolved. Both sides agreed on continuation of such bilateral interactions to enhance bilateral border coordination and reduce space for detractors. Meanwhile, ...back at the game, the Babe was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally it hit him... hundreds of Afghan university students in the eastern city of Jalalabad also erupted into the streets on Monday to protest the building of the Pak military gate in what the Afghan defence ministry says is inside Afghanistan. The incident is the latest in rising tensions between the two sides, whose attempts to lure the Taliban to the peace table have stalled amid their feuding. Posted by: Fred 2013-04-16 |
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