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Pakistan and Afghanistan hold first round of jirga talks |
2007-03-13 |
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday concluded the first round of their two-day talks to convene traditional tribal jirgas to formulate a joint strategy to deal with the issue of militancy in the border areas. The meeting between senior officials from the two states was held in a cordial atmosphere and both jirga commissions explained their points of view, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry. “A joint statement will be issued at the conclusion of the talks,” it added. |
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