Afghanistan’s Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah has accused Pakistan of helping enemies of Afghanistan. “Afghanistan’s enemy is Pakistan’s enemy. What kind of enemy of Pakistan is this? They kill people here, then move around freely there,” said Abdullah. “Pakistan has not cooperated in anti-terrorism activities over the past 10 months,” Abdullah alleged. There been no change in the military machinery of the Afghan Taliban over the last 10 months, infact it has gotten stronger,” added Abdullah. The Afghan chief executive also blamed ‘double agents’ within the Afghan government for the deteriorating security condition in the country. Talking to Council of Ministers in Kabul, he alleged that Pakistan was nurturing and financing extremism in Afghanistan.
This is surely nothing but easy escape policy of maligning others for your own weaknesses and inability to deliver. It is ironical that Abdullah Abdullah was given a pie in power in Afghanistan despite his electoral defeat just to promote prospects of national reconciliation and peace but his latest approach is a clear testimony that he is bent upon stoking troubles for his country. Abdullah has been levelling similar allegations against Pakistan since long but his present tirade matters much as he is now Chief Executive of the country. It is regrettable that he chose to throw filth on Pakistan at a time when both civil and military leadership of the country were making concerted efforts to normalize and strengthen relations with Afghanistan by way of removing irritants. An across the board operation is underway against all terrorists whether operating against Pakistan or Afghanistan and it has been repeatedly asserted by Islamabad that there are no good or bad Taliban as far as the operation is concerned. Suicide blasts and bomb explosions in Afghanistan and especially in its capital are unfortunate and Pakistan has strongly condemned these attacks. It has all along been offering all sorts of assurances to move against all terrorists through a collective and united strategy. However, it is regrettable that instead of extending necessary cooperation, some Afghan leaders and officials have gone public in putting blame on Pakistan. How can they expect Pakistan to prevent suicide attacks in Kabul when no part of Pakistan itself is immune from such attacks? Terrorism is a menace and it has spread to such an extent that it will take some time to eradicate it altogether. Therefore, statement of Abdullah is enigmatic and speaks volumes about his designs and intentions towards Pakistan. One must remind him that terrorism can only be tackled by concerted joint efforts and a meaningful collaboration and not through blame game as he has chosen to do. We would also urge our policy and decision makers to have deeper analysis of his statement as it is pregnant with serious implications.
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