Pakistan, Afghanistan trade accusations at U.N. over extremist havens
From the Blog pakistanisforpeace By Michelle Nichols for Reuters [image: Image] Afghanistan and Pakistan traded accusations in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday over the whereabouts of Islamist extremists on their porous border as the United Nations described increased tensions between the neighbors as "unfortunate and dangerous." Afghanistan's U.N. envoy, Zahir Tanin, told a council debate on the situation in Afghanistan that "terrorist sanctuaries continue to exist on Pakistan's soil and some elements continue to use terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy." Pakistan's U.N. ambassador, Masood Khan, said "terrorists operate on both sides of the porous border" and many attacks against Pakistan were planned on Afghan soil. He said aggressive policing and border surveillance were needed. "I reject mpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
0 comments :
Post a Comment