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Pak Foreign Minister says no to US military bases on its soil
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Amid the final drawdown of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan has made it clear that it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil after the pullback of foreign forces from the neighbouring country.
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'US withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to designating Pak as terror sp
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Following the United States' decision to drawdown troops from Afghanistan, Washington will soon no longer need Islamabad, which could lead to efforts within US Congress to help designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terror, said US-based scholar Michael Rubin.
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Choice of 'friendship and enmity' is in Pakistan's hands, says Afghan pres
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): The announcement of the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan will require that Pakistan make a decision on its Afghan policy -- whether to opt for cooperation or enmity with its neighbour, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said.
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US envoy Khalilzad meets with Pak Army chief to discuss Afghan peace
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday met with Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other officials to discuss the Afghan peace process, US State Department said.
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Treating Pak as 'normal neighbour' won't benefit Afghan peace process: Vic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): Reiterating that several Taliban leaders are based in Pakistan, the Afghan government on Monday said Islamabad is a direct party to the Afghanistan conflict and treating it as a "normal neighbour" would not help the peace process in the war-torn country.
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Demand for Great Afghanistan revives rivalry, suspicion, resentment along
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI): Durand Line - the bone of contention between Afghanistan and Pakistan that divides the culturally and traditionally united Pashtuns and Balochs into two countries is once again in news due to the demand for Great Afghanistan, reported Afghanistan Times.
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Pak-Afghan Hazara Shias become prime target of Sunni extremists
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Hazara Shias remain a prime target for various Sunni terrorist groups such as Taliban and Islamic state group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In southwestern Pakistan, the Hazaras live in ethnic ghettos and little information filters out from this highly
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Afghan police arrest 6 Pakistani spies in Kandahar province: Report
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): The Afghan police have arrested six Pakistani nationals on suspicion of spying in Spin Boldak border district of southern Kandahar province.
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Amid distrust, Afghan peace talks in Doha a road to nowhere: PoK activist
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 8 (ANI): Amjad Ayub Mirza, an exiled activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir raised doubts over the ongoing peace negotiations held in Doha between the Afghan government and Taliban.
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Zalmay Khalilzad departs for Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkmenistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad departed for travel to South and Central Asia and the Middle East on Monday.
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Afghanistan cannot achieve peace if Pak continues to meddle, says Australi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): Peace and security will not come to Afghanistan until the issue of Pakistan's relentless disposition to meddle in Afghanistan's affairs is properly addressed, said Australian professor William Maley on Monday.
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Taliban leaders' presence in Pakistan violates Afghanistan's national sove
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): After a series of videos surfaced showing Taliban leaders continuing their terror activities in Pakistan, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that the presence of Taliban leaders in Pakistan "clearly violates Afghanistan's national
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