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Experts Praise President Ghani's Attack on Pakistan at Summit
Sunday, 10 July 2016 18:47Last Updated on Sunday, 10 July 2016 18:54Written by Sayed Sharif Amiri
President Ashraf Ghani's statement at the NATO summit in Warsaw that Pakistan must be isolated from international and political platforms because of its ineffective counter-terrorism actions, has earned praise from Afghan political analysts.
Speaking to leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Saturday in Warsaw, President Ghani said that except for Pakistan, Kabul has the cooperation of every regional country in its efforts to achieve peace in Afghanistan.
Ghani's remarks at the summit drew strong reactions from Pakistan. Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs said president Ghani's assertions were "unfortunate and hostile".
The Afghan government dismissed the statement by the Pakistani foreign affairs ministry.
"Pakistan has always pursued a hostile approach, while on the other hand their (Pakistan's) public statements were seemingly friendly. The leaders of national unity government adopted the right position at the NATO summit. They demonstrated the demand of the people of Afghanistan who want pressure to be put on Pakistan and that the dual-faced politics of Pakistan be exposed. Political pressure on Pakistan and resistance at home were the only solutions," political analyst Saleh Mohammad Registani said.
"Pakistan and Afghanistan, whether today or in the past, have been like two wives with one husband. The final decision is taken by their boss. After reading about Ghani's remarks in the media, they seem similar to those of Hamid Karzai, his intelligence chief and his minister of interior. I hope that Ghani proves it practically – one practical step is more precious than a thousand slogans, " MP Ramazan Bashardost said.
"It has been a long term stance of the president of Afghanistan that regional counties should not classify the terrorists into good or bad. That position was once again taken at Warsaw Summit. What the president said was that a consensus existed between countries of the world that international terrorism should be brought to an end. President Ghani's remarks, in real sense, were focused on the realities that can help to give an end to the war in the region," deputy presidential spokesman Shahhussain Murtazawi said.
Ghani's stance on Pakistan has also sparked reactions in the Afghan senate.
"It was the first time over the past thirteen or fourteen years that I saw that such remarks on the intervention of Pakistan in Afghanistan made at an important international conference. The Afghan president's remarks this time were very clear," senator Faisal Sami said.
During Warsaw Summit, President Ghani also highlighted Pakistan commitments for peace within the framework of four nation talks, but said that despite Islamabad pledges to cooperate in the peace process, it still divides the terrorists into good and bad.
Kabul believes that Islamabad only takes action against those Taliban forces who oppose the Pakistani policies and not the Afghan Taliban or the group's brutal offshoot, the Haqqani network that continue to wage war against Afghanistan.
News - Afghanistan
Experts Praise President Ghani's Attack on Pakistan at Summit
Sunday, 10 July 2016 18:47Last Updated on Sunday, 10 July 2016 18:54Written by Sayed Sharif Amiri
President Ashraf Ghani's statement at the NATO summit in Warsaw that Pakistan must be isolated from international and political platforms because of its ineffective counter-terrorism actions, has earned praise from Afghan political analysts.
Speaking to leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Saturday in Warsaw, President Ghani said that except for Pakistan, Kabul has the cooperation of every regional country in its efforts to achieve peace in Afghanistan.
Ghani's remarks at the summit drew strong reactions from Pakistan. Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs said president Ghani's assertions were "unfortunate and hostile".
The Afghan government dismissed the statement by the Pakistani foreign affairs ministry.
"Pakistan has always pursued a hostile approach, while on the other hand their (Pakistan's) public statements were seemingly friendly. The leaders of national unity government adopted the right position at the NATO summit. They demonstrated the demand of the people of Afghanistan who want pressure to be put on Pakistan and that the dual-faced politics of Pakistan be exposed. Political pressure on Pakistan and resistance at home were the only solutions," political analyst Saleh Mohammad Registani said.
"Pakistan and Afghanistan, whether today or in the past, have been like two wives with one husband. The final decision is taken by their boss. After reading about Ghani's remarks in the media, they seem similar to those of Hamid Karzai, his intelligence chief and his minister of interior. I hope that Ghani proves it practically – one practical step is more precious than a thousand slogans, " MP Ramazan Bashardost said.
"It has been a long term stance of the president of Afghanistan that regional counties should not classify the terrorists into good or bad. That position was once again taken at Warsaw Summit. What the president said was that a consensus existed between countries of the world that international terrorism should be brought to an end. President Ghani's remarks, in real sense, were focused on the realities that can help to give an end to the war in the region," deputy presidential spokesman Shahhussain Murtazawi said.
Ghani's stance on Pakistan has also sparked reactions in the Afghan senate.
"It was the first time over the past thirteen or fourteen years that I saw that such remarks on the intervention of Pakistan in Afghanistan made at an important international conference. The Afghan president's remarks this time were very clear," senator Faisal Sami said.
During Warsaw Summit, President Ghani also highlighted Pakistan commitments for peace within the framework of four nation talks, but said that despite Islamabad pledges to cooperate in the peace process, it still divides the terrorists into good and bad.
Kabul believes that Islamabad only takes action against those Taliban forces who oppose the Pakistani policies and not the Afghan Taliban or the group's brutal offshoot, the Haqqani network that continue to wage war against Afghanistan.
