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| Afghan president calls Nawaz, condemns attack on PAF camp in Peshawar |
| 2015-09-22 |
| [DAWN] The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. , telephoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... on Monday evening and condemned the recent terrorist attack on PAF base near Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , said a statement issued by PM House. According to details provided in the statement, the Afghan president denounced the attack on Badaber Airforce base and extended his "heartfelt condolences on the demise of civilians and military personnel in the incident". Ghani reiterated his government's stance that "Afghanistan will never allow its land to be used against Pakistain by anyone". Earlier this week, the government of Afghanistan had strongly rejected the claims as baseless that the attack on PAF camp in Peshawar was planned and controlled from Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Ghani reiterated his government's stance that "Afghanistan will never allow its land to be used against Pakistain by anyone". Lulz. The irony, it burns |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-09-22 09:07 |