(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan on Sunday asked Islamabad to hold direct talks with Kabul instead of complaining at international conferences.
On Saturday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the international community to help in capacity building of the Afghan interim authorities to take on threats of terrorism.
Taking part in a panel discussion in the Munich security conference, Bilawal said the interim government neither had a standing army, a counter-terrorism force and even a border force, nor have the capacity.
He said the global community should convince the Afghan interim government to take on the threat of terrorism and demonstrate its will.
Terrorism not only posed a threat to immediate neighbours of Afghanistan, but also to the West, he cautioned.
He stressed that the world should continue its humanitarian support, unfreeze Afghan's assets, open up banking channels and engage with the Taliban, society and the women.
The foreign minister reiterated that a peaceful Afghanistan was vital for the stability of the region and the international community must play its role in this regard.
In response, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a statement posted on his twitter page said the Afghan government welcomes Bilawal's remarks at the Munich Conference that a peaceful Afghanistan was vital for the stability of the region.
Balkhi said the Pakistani FM requested the international community to help the Afghan government in capacity building, release frozen assets, remove banking restrictions and continue humanitarian aid to Afghans.
He said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan had practically proven to regional countries and the world that it allowed no one to use the territory of Afghanistan against other countries with experienced security forces.
He said security in Afghanistan was now better than most of other countries.
He said the Islamic Emirate had taken solid measures to strengthen Afghanistan's and region's security both during the occupation and after the conquest.
Balkhi said Pakistan's recent insecurity was not something new but it was a continuation of the past 20 years.
“We recommend Pakistan to discuss bilateral issues directly with the Afghan government instead of complaining in international conferences.”
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