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| Cross-border violations by Pakistan on agenda as Ghani chairs NSC meeting |
| 2016-03-10 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The growing cross-border violations by Pakistain was agenda as President Mohammad Ashraf chaired National Security Council (NSC) meeting today, the Office of the President said. This comes as numerous cross-border violations have been reported during the past one week, including an attack by Pakistain forces which led to a clash with the Afghan border police forces in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. Expressing concerns regarding the growing violations by Paks, the relevant institutions were instructed to take necessary measures in a bid to repulse the attempts. The Pak military helicopters infiltrated inside the Afghan soil in eastern Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... of Afghanistan recently with the local officials saying the helicopters dropped bombs on certain areas in this province. The cross-border violations by Pak military was at its peak before the formation of the government of national unity late in 2014, but the provocative moves reduced by a larger extent last year. The Pak military used to fire scores of artillery shells on daily basis to eastern Kunar and Nuristan provinces as well as other provinces located along the Durand Line. The latest provocative moves by the Pak military comes amid ongoing joint efforts by the two countries, involving China and United States, to put an end to the ongoing violence in the country through peaceful negotiations in the form of Quadrilateral Coordination Group. |
| Posted by:Fred |