Jaishankar, Afghan NSA slam Pak’s ‘negative role’
Sun Online Desk
15th May, 2021 07:57:08
Pakistan’s role in backing the Taliban and meddling in Afghanistan was criticised on Friday by external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib, who said democratic and constitutional structures created in the war-torn country must be preserved.
Without naming Pakistan, both Jaishankar and Mohib referred to the negative role of a “neighbour” of Afghanistan, while participating in a virtual discussion at the Raisina Dialogue. However, their remarks left no one in doubt as to which country they were talking about.
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif, who also participated in the discussion, was more circumspect but urged the Taliban to join negotiations aimed at ensuring a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.