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Afghanistan
Warning to Afghan Taliban; Pakistan Will Not Be A Safe Haven For You
2015-04-12
Watch the hands, not the lips.
[Tolo News] Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistain has asked Afghan Taliban to support the peace talk's process and meet with the National Unity Government leaders. Pak Deputy Minister warns that after this, Pakistain will not be a safe haven for them.

In a joint meeting with the Afghanistan officials, Pakistain Ministry of Interior has said that after this, Taliban cannot use Pakistain soil for activities against Afghanistan.

"Pakistain has a clear message to Afghan Taliban that is that Afghanistan has an elected government and Taliban must reach an agreement with the National Unity Government leaders. Our message to Afghan Taliban is that Pakistain is not a safe haven for them and also, Pak soil cannot be used to destabiize Afghanistan" says Azaz Ahmad Choudery, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistain.

Former military personnel of Pakistain have said that Afghan Taliban are Afghans, and must enter talks with the Afghan government.

"Taliban are Afghan, so is the government of Afghanistan and the members of the High Peace Council and parliament. So if Taliban do not accept the Afghanistan constitution and do not enter in to peace talks, they will not have a place in Pakistain in the future and neither other countries," says General Asef Yassin Malek, former Defense Minister of Pakistain.

Meanwhile,
...back at the laboratory the smoke and fumes had dispersed, to reveal an ominous sight...
the CEO's adviser and a number of analysts who were part of the conference have said that Islamabad must prove its statement.

"Based on the talks that took place in today's conference, Pak officials were strict in their messages and their messages were clear to the anti-government gangs. Time will make it clear that how Pakistain will practically implement its statement," says Mahmood Saiqal, the CEO's Foreign Affairs Adviser.

"We hope that war will not take place again and hope that promises made by Pakistain will be implemented," says Said Ishaq Geelani, Political Analyst and former Member of Parliament.

Pak military has promised several times in the past to bring the Taliban to peace talk tables. Even some of the Afghan officials had said that based on the promises, they had said that the talks would start in March. But so far, it has been over a month since the promised period and there are no signs of talks.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Did any of them talk to the ISI first?
Posted by: Pappy   2015-04-12 09:44  

#1  ...No doubt the Talibs are quaking in their curly-toed slippers...

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2015-04-12 07:56  

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