KABUL (INP) Making common cause with India, Afghanistan has backed Narendra Modi\u2019s recent comments slamming those who \u201cglorify\u201d terrorism, adding that some in the region are using terrorists as \u201cstrategic tools\u201d.
\nIn an exclusive interaction with The Asian Age newspaper, Afghan Ambassador in New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali also made it clear that Taliban terrorists have found sanctuary in Pakistan and said the Pakistan Government should drive them out if they do not agree to participate in the peace process.
\nWithout naming any country but leaving no one in doubt as to whom he was referring to, the Afghan envoy said, \u201cWe should call terrorists as terrorists. … We in this region, some, look at terrorists as strategic tools. That is the problem. The crux of the matter is the use of terrorism under various names but in reality it is the State that is engineering against other neighbours … We hope terrorism is not glorified as Prime Minister Modi mentioned in his Independence Day speech.
\nHe said that some terrorists are glorified. I fully agree.\u201d Mr. Abdali also said people who perpetuate terrorism will eventually pay a much bigger price than the current victims since terrorists will inevitably turn back to attack their creators.
\nThe Afghan envoy added, \u201cWe hope that the call by Afghanistan and India for peace will be listened to and that we don\u2019t see the use of terrorism as an instrument against other neighbours by any state or non-state actors.
\nThe ground realities are that terrorism is being supported, sanctuaries exist and they are used against other neighbours … . We hope countries in the region particularly, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan cooperate genuinely and not talk that which is not matched by action. There is need for action to support what we say.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KABUL (INP) Making common cause with India, Afghanistan has backed Narendra Modi\u2019s recent comments slamming those who \u201cglorify\u201d terrorism, adding that some in the region are using terrorists as \u201cstrategic tools\u201d. In an exclusive interaction with The Asian Age newspaper, Afghan Ambassador in New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali also made it clear that Taliban terrorists […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n