Peace in Afghanistan means peace for Pakistan: Ahmad Wali Massoud
February 20, 2021
Head of Massoud Foundation of Afghanistan, Ahmad Wali Massoud has said that peace in Afghanistan means peace for Pakistan.
Addressing a ceremony at Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad, he said dialogue between the Pakistan and Afghanistan is very important because direct discourse could strengthen the prospects for peace.
He said a strong government in Kabul is the first pillar of peace in Afghanistan.
Ahmad Wali Massoud said he is visiting Pakistan with a message of friendship and peace.
He opined that both Pakistan and Afghanistan need to define their security and economic relations, understand each other’s views, and build trust and subsequently a shared vision.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday recalled Pakistan’s support for Afghan peace process and once again called on the warring groups to capitalise on the opportunity created by the start of their dialogue.
He was talking to Ahmad Wali Massoud, head of Afghanistan’s Massoud Foundation and younger brother of slain leader of the erstwhile Northern Alliance Ahmad Shah Massoud, who is currently visiting Pakistan along with a delegation.
“The intra-Afghan negotiations provide a historic opportunity which must be seized by the Afghan leadership to achieve an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement,” Mr Khan stressed.
He said Pakistan extended full support to facilitate the US-Taliban Peace Agreement and the initiation of intra-Afghan negotiations.