'It's reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible', Afganistan slams Pakistan for linking Kashmir issue to Afgan Peace Process

New Delhi, August 19: Slamming Pakistan for linking developments in Kashmir with the Afghan peace process, Afaganistan has called such statements reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible and has staunchly asked the country to act on terror groups it has been hosting.

 

This is after Pakistan's Ambassador to US Asad Maheed Khan said that the current India Pakistan escalation rising out of abrogation of Article 370 from the Indian constitution, appeared at a wrong time as it could impact the Afghan peace process.

   

Calling the statement a poor excuse by Pakistan to justify it's inaction against the Taliban and to avoid taking a decisive stance against the militant group, Afghan Embassy in US in a statement said, "We believe Pakistan's motive and insistence to purposely tie Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue is a deliberate attempt to prolong violence happening on Afghan soil". 

 

 

Asking Islamabad to take sincere and forceful law and order measure through police action inside Pakistan, Afghan embassy further said, "Afghan stability is frequently threatened by Pakistan based, sanctioned and supported militant and terrorist group which operate openly from Pakistan's governed space and regularly spills over into Afghanistan that undermines Afghan security."

 

 

It is not the first time the Pakistan government has linked India and Pakistan tensions with the stability of Afghan Peace Process. Earlier, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had said that New Delhi's action at Line of Control could be a distraction.

 

Earlier in the February this year, Afghan foreign ministry had summoned the Pakistani envoy to Kabul was perpetrated by Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, could impact the peace process.

 

The issue has again boomed up after the deadliest suicide attack in Afganistan, the responsibility of which is readily claimed by ISIS. Being one of the most lethal attack in Kabul this year, the nation moved up attacking Pakistan for aiding the terror organisations and creating disruptions over the Afgan soils.