Afghanistan blames Pakistan for militant attacks

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The blame game goes on. I dont know what the Afghans did to stop the militants from crossing over into Eastern Afghanistan as a result of the NWA operations.

Afghanistan blames Pakistan for militant attacks - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

KABUL: The Afghan intelligence service accused Pakistan on Wednesday of stoking instability in the country by backing militants who stage attacks in Afghanistan.

Spokesman Hasib Sediqi of the National Directorate for Security charged that recent attacks in Afghanistan were planned in Pakistan, allegedly with the support of Inter-Services Intelligence.

Pakistan has denied such accusations in the past.

Pakistan rejects ‘disturbing’ Afghan attack claims

**Mr Sediqi offered no evidence for his claims.
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**He alleged that Pakistan’s military campaign against militants in the North Waziristan border region had made no progress because the ISI had warned the area’s Haqqani militants ahead of launching the campaign.
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The Haqqani network is an Al Qaeda-affiliated Taliban group active in Afghanistan and based in North Waziristan.

**“The main Haqqani leadership has been transferred from North Waziristan two weeks before the operation started, using 150 different kinds of vehicles with their weapons and ammunitions by the direct order of Pakistani intelligence service,” Mr Sediqi said, adding that they moved to Kurram Agency.
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**Mr Sediqi said the Pakistan military’s operation had so far not resulted in the arrest or killing of any major insurgent leader and that the only deaths were from US drone strikes in the same area.
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The accusations came as a suicide bomber killed one policeman and wounded three in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. Police spokesman Sarwar Hussaini said the bomber, who was on foot, targeted the Chardara police district chief in Kunduz city. “Our message to Pakistan is that friendship with Afghanistan will have political and security benefits,” Mr Sediqi added.

Published in Dawn, July 24th , 2014

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yeh waqt bhi aana tha.

Achakzai says that fear of Afghan retaliation (against Pakistan) prompted his recent visit to Afghanistan.

Special emissary: Fear of Afghan action prompted Achakzai

Leader of Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Mehmood Khan Achakzai revealed on Saturday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had flown him to Kabul as his special emissary last month in the wake of credible information that the Afghan government was “likely to take some action against Pakistan”.

On June 19, the foreign ministry confirmed Achakzai’s Kabul sojourn amid speculation that the PkMAP leader was seeking Mullah Fazlullah’s extradition and eliciting its cooperation in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.

However, in an interview with BBC Pashto, Achakzai said, “The government received intelligence from very credible sources that Kabul is planning something against Pakistan.” He added, “The Pakistani leadership insisted that they do not want any misunderstanding or a dangerous situation between the two friendly countries.”
Achakzai said the government asked him to discuss the issue with President Hamid Karzai and the foreign secretary accompanied him on the trip. Achakzai had two meetings with the Afghan president, and the Pakistani foreign secretary and close aides to President Karzai were present at one meeting.

Achakzai did not discuss Karzai’s reaction to Pakistan’s concerns. Pakistan had shared the information of a possible ‘plan’ with ambassadors of the US, China and other countries, he added.

Achakzai said Kabul is mulling a response to the alleged cross-border attack by Pakistani forces that left three Afghan National Army soldiers dead in Kunar in June. President Karzai reportedly instructed his security forces to prepare for a response to the attacks, according to a statement issued in Kabul last month.

**Afghan foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmad Shakib Mustaghni had also claimed that Pakistani forces entered Dangam district in Kunar province in civilian clothes and attacked Afghan soldiers, a charge denied by Pakistan.
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“If Pakistan and Afghanistan want to end terrorism, they will have to make a commitment that they will not shelter armed opponents in their respective countries,” said Achakzai, referring to Karzai’s claims that Islamabad supports Afghan Taliban. Discussing Operation Zarb-e-Azb, he said the operation was launched ‘in a hurry’ and no one had prior information. “The ill-planned operation uprooted hundreds of thousands of people when there was no settlement mechanism for the IDPs,” he said.

Achakzai questioned why many Uzbek, Arab, Chechen and militants from other countries entered Waziristan. “Who supplied dangerous weapons, food and other facilities to these foreign militants who have launched attacks on the GHQ and other sensitive installations?” he asked.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20[SUP]th[/SUP], 2014.

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lo jii…soop to bole hii bole, ab chhalnii bhii bolne lagii jis meN bahattar [72] chhed! :hmmm:

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so despite having nuclear arms and so-called best army, afghaniyon se der gaye aur bhaag gaye wahan unki minnat kernay?

kya bakwas hai ye

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^ Keep your friends close and enemies closer. There has to be a properly planned long term solution to deal with Afghan hostility and revenge seeking ways. For sake of making this operation a relatively straight forward success, Army must've decided that it's best that Afghanistan remains appeased for time being.

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In reality, Afghanistan holding peace talks with Pakistan not Afghan Taliban: Karzai – The Express Tribune

**Emphasizing the importance of Pakistan in the fragile Afghan peace process, President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that “Afghanistan is actually holding peace talks with Pakistan and not with the Afghan Taliban.”
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Karzai’s comments came at a time when his security officials are involved in harsh criticism of Pakistan, accusing the country for supporting the Haqqani Nework. Kabul blames the network for a series of recent attacks in Afghanistan, including last week’s deadly car bomb attack in Paktika province.

**“Pakistan can particularly play an important role in the restoration of peace in Afghanistan. Our peace talks are in fact, with Pakistan and not with the Afghan Taliban,” Karzai told the visiting Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan, Sun Yuxi.
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Sun arrived in Kabul yesterday, days after Beijing nominated him as special envoy to the war-torn country.

“Foreign factors are involved in the Afghan peace process and that is why the cooperation of Pakistan and the United States is very important,” Karzai said, according to a statement posted on the presidential website.

He praised Chinese cooperation and investment in Afghanistan, and hoped that China can play an important role in the Afghan peace process as the country is a friend of Afghanistan and enjoys good relations with Pakistan.

Karzai has welcomed the appointment of Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan, and described China as a strong friend and an important neighbouring country.

Both sides discussed China’s investment in Afghanistan and the upcoming “Heart of Asia” conference that will be held in China. President Karzai said that the new Afghan president will attend the conference.

The Chinese envoy assured President Karzai that China will support the Afghan-led peace process and that his country wants a stable and secure Afghanistan.

“We are hopeful that instead of weapons, Afghanistan will see economic development,” the statement from Karzai’s palace quoted Sun Yuxi as saying. He said Afghanistan is very important neighbouring country for China.

“China is interested to boost its role in Afghanistan,” the special envoy stated.

The Chinese envoy also met the Afghan deputy foreign minister Irshad Ahmadi and the Afghan side shared information about the Afghan presidential elections, transfer of security to the Afghan forces and the peace process.

Ahmadi lauded the role of China in stability of Afghanistan, economic cooperation and fight against terrorism and extremism.

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The truth is that Afghanistan, Pakistan and the U.S. have been affected by terrorism. We’ve lost thousands of brave soldiers in our shared quest for peace. We continue to face challenges in regards to our peace objectives in the region, and at the end of the day, we cannot over look the importance regional partners working together for the betterment of the region. It is important to keep in mind that our common enemies see our nations see as a common threat to their evil agenda, and would love to see us remain trapped in our differences. We cannot let the advantage shift in their favor, and it is simply important for us to let our common objectives prevail over any differences. We reiterate what Rear Admiral John Kirby, Defense Department Press Secretary, said recently: “We've been very clear for many years now that we share common threats with the Pakistanis, that terrorism there is a regional issue, it's not just an Afghan issue or a Pakistan issue. It's the whole region, and we remain committed to having as cooperative and as constructive a relationship with Pakistan as possible.”

Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

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:rotfl:

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More support and funding is required from the US side. Without a good economy(jobs to keep people employed) its difficult to root out terrorism

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Pakistani Offensive Seen As Sparing Taliban Factions

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Do not let Haqqani fighters resettle, US tells Pakistan: - World - DAWN.COM

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You can start by arresting Fazlullah who lives in Afghanistan the head of TTP terrorists. Wonder why this has not happened, surely cant be intelligence failure on part of USA.

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There have many speculations regarding Mullah Fazlullah’s whereabouts in the region. You can rest assured that we have been working closely with the government of Pakistan and Afghanistan to address our shared concerns in the region. We have come a long way in our decade long fight against terrorism, and the proof lies in the fact that some of the top terrorist leaders have been killed or captured through shared assistance. We remain confident of negating the threat of terrorism through shared assistance.

Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

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There is no speculation about his whereabouts, everyone knows he is in Afghanistan. The question is why the drones cant find him?