KABUL – Instead of being grateful for giving face saving exit to US,Khalilzad warns Pakistan
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation ZalmayKhalilzad on Thursday warned Pakistan to change its policy towardsAfghanistan; otherwise, “Islamabad and Washington’s ties will not improve”.
Khalilzad made the remarks while talking to a number of youths fromBamiyan, Jawzjan and Parwan provinces in a video conference.
The US envoy said that in addition to a possible peace agreement, anagreement should be reached between Afghanistan and Pakistan based on whichPakistan should play a constructive role in Afghanistan.
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“We support this and are seeking that an agreement should be reachedbetween Afghanistan and Pakistan that can result in peace and (can stop)the interferences Pakistan has made in Afghanistan and I have been awitness of their (Pakistanis’) negative activities,” Khalilzad said.
“Since I have taken on the role, I have encouraged them to play a morepositive role, because if they want to improve their ties with the US,their policy toward Afghanistan must change, otherwise, the US and Pakistanrelations will not improve,” Khalilzad said.
