Pakistan urges world to help address Afghan refugee challenges
Pakistan’s UN envoy this week urged the international community to “step up” and shoulder its responsibility in facilitating vulnerable Afghan refugees, urging Kabul to act against militants and end restrictions against women and girls in the country. Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghans since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, through subsequent decades of […]
Pakistan’s UN envoy has called on the international community to increase its responsibility in assisting vulnerable Afghan refugees. According to the Daily Times, the envoy also urged Kabul to take action against militants and end restrictions placed on women and girls.
Tensions between the two nations have escalated following remarks by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. As reported by Dawn, Mujahid told Hurriyat Radio that Islamabad's "wrong policies" prevent a resolution to the conflict and claimed Pakistan lacks the readiness for a peaceful resolution.
In response, Pakistan's information ministry rebuked the Afghan Taliban's stance, stating that the regime is ignoring the root cause of deteriorating relations: the failure to address terrorism originating from Afghan soil. The ministry asserted that terrorism is a "red line" and that Pakistan will not tolerate terrorist sanctuaries across its borders.
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