Advisor to Pakistan's Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz listens to a question during a news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad April 8, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
KABUL/ ISLAMABAD:
Afghanistan asked Pakistan to act against Afghan Taliban militants operating on its territory during weekend talks in Kabul, while Pakistan said the South Asian neighbours needed to build trust, officials said after the meetings.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have long accused each other of sheltering Taliban fighters and other militants who conduct attacks inside their territory, charges both deny.
“We reiterate our position and state facts, asking Pakistan to take action against terrorist groups inside its territory that declare war against our people,” a spokesman for the Afghan president’s office said in a statement on Sunday.
Pakistan said after the meetings that both countries should work together to restore trust, and that an agreement had been reached to end a blame game over a spate of attacks.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2015.
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