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Afghanistan: Pakistan Must Stop Harboring Terrorists

Afghanistan: Pakistan Must Stop Harboring Terrorists
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani publicly proclaimed that he will no longer tolerate his country's neighbor Pakistan acting as a shelter for terrorist organizations, asking for Islamabad to "get the message" and do away with "safe havens."

Afghanistan: Pakistan Must Stop Harboring Terrorists

"I hope that this time, Pakistan will get the message loud and clear that business as usual cannot continue. It's not in their interest. It's not in anyone's interest," Ghani told US National Public Radio on Thursday.

"Pakistan has never had this type of dialogue with the US and I hope that wisdom and shared national interests will prevail."

"Reduction of safe havens is absolutely necessary, both for counterterrorism and for stability in Afghanistan," Ghani further noted.

He expounded upon his criticism of Pakistan during his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. "I call upon Pakistan to engage with us on a comprehensive state-to-state dialogue on peace, security and regional cooperation leading to prosperity."

"It is a unique opportunity for Pakistan to discuss with us the legacy of the past and to be determined not to repeat the past and to overcome the past."

The Afghan president told the UN that even with the impending 3,000-man increase of the US military presence in his country, the bulk of the fighting against the Taliban and other terrorist groups will be undertaken by his country's own armed forces.

"However, moving forward, we ask for a change of perspective from our international partners. For too long, the conflict in Afghanistan has been viewed through the prism of a civil war. But this war is not within our soil, it is over our soil," Ghani said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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