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Days after Afghanistan's cross-border attack in Chaman, the Afghan envoy to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal said there is no country better suited to help the peace process in Afghanistan than Pakistan.
The remarks were made while the envoy addressed an international conference about peace in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Zakhilwal raised questions about the effectiveness of ongoing efforts for peace in the region, saying that although there are a number of processes in place for keeping peace, "there is a question mark on how effective these measures are."
The Afghan envoy held Pakistan responsible for the Taliban's return to Pakistan, saying, "The Taliban could not have returned to Afghanistan without help from within Pakistan."
"Taliban have the hidden support of some countries, while there are also questions about the peace keeping efforts from Russia," he added.
The envoy maintained that peace would prevail in Afghanistan if Pakistan and India joined hands to resolve the issue, and lauded Islamabad and New Delhi for their efforts in trying to keep the peace in 2002.
"We should understand what peace is before talking about it," Zakhilwal asserted.
He added that "help from Iran and Saudi Arabia will go a long way."
The envoy also touched upon the hospitality of the Afghan nation, saying, "There is no nation as generous as us, and questions should not be raised about our motives."
Talking about the new terror threats that the region faces, Zakhilwal reminded conference attendees that Daesh, a rising threat in the region, is currently engaged in an ongoing tussle with the Afghan Taliban for regional dominance.
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May 11, 2017 12:56pm
India is already ready to help Afghanistan for peace process.
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May 11, 2017 01:04pm
India has no business and role in the peaces process in Afghanistan. The earlier Afghan government understands this the better for them and the region.
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May 11, 2017 01:06pm
India has moved to the 'center stage' of world.
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May 11, 2017 01:07pm
Peace will only return to Afghanistan when Afghanis become civilized and stop blaming others for their own faults and mistakes. No scholar in the world disputes that Taliban are not a indigenous movement. Afghan government is deluding itself and don't lecture us about Afghan hospitality when we have hosted millions of Afghans for decades without mentioning our hospitality towards you
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May 11, 2017 01:26pm
India is only interested in Afghanistan just to keep pressure on Pakistan. Otherwise where was this love when Afghans were fighting their war of survival against Russia.
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May 11, 2017 01:29pm
Thanks but no. Today Afghan pak relation is at its lowest. An average afghan find India more trustful n they are helping us in almost everything like infra, education, defence, etc
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May 11, 2017 01:31pm
If Pakistan -India relationship can be normalized, the entire region including Afghanistan and Iran shall be able to enjoy PEACE and PROSPERITY, so the primary focus should be on resolution of issues between India and Pakistan.
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May 11, 2017 01:41pm
@Bilal I fully agree with your views. Infact most of the indians must be knowing this fact. Indians are not fools to support murderous afghanis who are also talibanis. All this support is to checkmate pakistan.
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May 11, 2017 02:00pm
Pakistan has done enough, and got only blame in reply. Its time that Afghans themselves do something, and then expect others to lend a hand. We can help you build your house, not build it for you.
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May 11, 2017 02:10pm
Only because of Pakistan India is more interested in Afghanistan and that is right move.
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May 11, 2017 02:16pm
@D.KUMAR "is already ready to help Afghanistan for peace process."
It's very kind of you sir. Have you read what the Afghan ambassador just said?
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May 11, 2017 02:24pm
@maverik - But still political leader are giving open statement in media.Ask them to control the emotion.
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May 11, 2017 02:42pm
So says our erstwhile brothers from across the border...
Tomorrow the same brothers will be again accusing Pakistan of something else to show how ungrateful they are to their brothers.
Thank you. But we can do without this large extended family. Who have caused nothing but misery and pain for the rest.
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May 11, 2017 02:50pm
Is it really true that there is no country better suited to help the peace process in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan than the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
If so, then why has the current Afghan government been inclining towards India? Both of them don't have even an inch of common border and the whole world knows that India for sure is the # one enemy and top foe of the the land and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan since day one?
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May 11, 2017 02:52pm
The Afghanis need to stop this game of playing India and Pakistan against each other to keep on milking both of them.
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May 11, 2017 02:55pm
Sure, Afghanistan is the best nation. Now wake up.
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May 11, 2017 02:58pm
@Bilal and isn't it the reason for China.
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May 11, 2017 02:59pm
India has only one objective to go in Afghanistan to destabilize Pakistan . Other than
that no business in Afghanistan. That is the reason they have opened as many as
consulate they even do not have in U.K. Germany , France etc .
Syed Naseem Ahmed
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May 11, 2017 03:00pm
Pakistan without India can do a better job bringing peace in Afghanistan. Therefore, keep India out from Afghanistan will be very helpful. In fact India wanted to play role in Afghanistan to weaken Pakistani influence in Afghanistan. Beside the same religion, same culture and close family ties for hundreds of years Afghanistan is a very close neighbor as well as business ties between the two countries by land goes hundreds of years. Business land route is the blood line for Afghanistan. I am sure that Afghanistan also knows the ground reality.
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May 11, 2017 03:04pm
Sorry we have no interest in the peace process as we have been abused everytime we have tried. Do it your own way and keep us away from your problems. Where was India during the Afghanistan war and where was India when 3 million Afghans came to Pakistan. Now NDS and RAW are working against Pakistanis which we won't tolerate. You are a thankless nation and we have had enough of being generous..
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May 11, 2017 03:05pm
Why Afghans even need anybody to bring peace to their own country?
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May 11, 2017 03:07pm
What a joke again Sir
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May 11, 2017 03:07pm
India is using Afghan soil to spread terrorism in Pakistan. TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah confessions should be the end of all debate about if India is involved or not. The soon Kabul regime and its representatives understand and act on this, the better it would be for the Pak-Afghan ties.
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May 11, 2017 03:09pm
Peace in Afghanistan only possible after Americans and Indians leave Afghanistan.
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May 11, 2017 03:22pm
The Afghan envoy held Pakistan responsible for the Taliban's return to Pakistan, saying, "The Taliban could not have returned to Afghanistan without help from within Pakistan."
Oh yes which is why when Pakistan wants to seal the entire border to stop cross border movement of terrorists Afghans start crying and getting angry. Double standards. Afghanistan is being used as safe haven for terrorists attacking Pakistan and they blame Pakistan and don't even let the border be sealed. Don't blame us for your problems. Accept Durand Line and seal the border.
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May 11, 2017 03:23pm
@SATYANAAs
Have you read it fully..
"The Afghan envoy held Pakistan responsible for the Taliban's return to Pakistan, saying, "The Taliban could not have returned to Afghanistan without help from within Pakistan." "
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May 11, 2017 03:26pm
Cat comes out of the bag, Afghanistan is not a friend of Pakistan as it martyred our innocent citizens and consider India as its friend.
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May 11, 2017 03:31pm
The envoy also touched upon the hospitality of the Afghan nation, saying, "There is no nation as generous as us, and questions should not be raised about our motives."
The envoy totally ignored to mention (on purpose) that it is Pakistan's generosity accommodating and feeding millions of Afghan (refugees) for so many decades. And in return, Pakistan got drugs and ammunition from the "so called" generous Afghans. Voice coming from Afghanistan to include India in every process: This message comes from puppet government who cant even control their capital (Kabul) - even after more than a decade of US invasion. People of Afghan government cant even go out of Kabul, it surely means they don't represent their population.
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May 11, 2017 03:32pm
@Bilal Don't forget, the government of the day in Afghanistan, that time, only invited Russia. India can't do much about it.
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May 11, 2017 03:38pm
After decades of fighting and senselessly killing each other it should be clear that Talibans are also Afghans and Afghan government must find a way to engage directly with them for peace. There is no point in blaming Pakistan and looking elsewhere for support.
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May 11, 2017 03:47pm
It's amazing how quickly afghan leaders come to their senses as soon as we seal the land crossings. Happens every time.
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May 11, 2017 03:47pm
The best help to Afghanistan is to leave them alone and they will come out of all trouble.
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May 11, 2017 03:54pm
We really love for Afghani People they are really good friends of india
also they are very honest
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May 11, 2017 03:54pm
If that is so, then stop playing in the hands of India. Get on the table, and hammer out your differences.
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May 11, 2017 03:55pm
No country can help Afghanistan better than Pakistan , fully agreed. But why is Pakistan not building dams , power station, Education, Roads in Afghanistan like India is doing that.
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May 11, 2017 03:55pm
India should get out of Afghanistan, secondly America has hired India for its interests in China, India will not gain anything from both Afghanistan and
American policy on China except disgrace and doom.
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May 11, 2017 04:00pm
Probably the Envoy made a mistake he meant Pakistan's hospitality towards millions of Afghan refuges .
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May 11, 2017 04:13pm
@Govind
Because Pakistan has limited resources which should be spent on Her own people. Secondly Pak is hosting more than 3 million Afghan refugees for the last more than 30 years.
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May 11, 2017 04:20pm
Tell this to ashraf ghani and others.
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May 11, 2017 04:21pm
@mandy ok then go and cluck
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May 11, 2017 04:23pm
@SAEED MASOOD
"India will not gain anything from both Afghanistan and American policy"
1. India is not helping Afghanistan to gain something out of it, Just fostering goodwill through constructive work and helping war ravaged country to rebuild itself.
2. American Policy, what American policy? for us it is always India First. Our actions are dictated by our national interest and welfare of our people.
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May 11, 2017 04:45pm
Peace will only prevail in Afghanistan if they elect the present through proper democratic process not like Karzai or present presidents pick and chose by US, these presidents spent much of their time in west and they try to bring peace without knowing the current ground realities
Also till they don't involve Pakistan forget the peace
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May 11, 2017 04:52pm
@Govind "But why is Pakistan not building dams , power station, Education, Roads in Afghanistan like India is doing that."
Because half the Afghan population has been enjoying these facilities in Pakistan itself for 37 years
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May 11, 2017 04:54pm
India's involvement is only as a spoiler. India must stay away if peace is needed. If Pakistan can host over 3 million Afghan refugees for four decades, it can broker peace in Afghanistan.
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May 11, 2017 04:55pm
@D.KUMAR, So far India has played a spoiler. Using Afghan soil to create trouble in Pakistan. India does NOT belong in Afghanistan.
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May 11, 2017 05:00pm
No country better suited to help Afghan peace process than Pakistan: envoy... with the same token India and Iran are also better suited with Pakistan... Can they help us? Once upon a time, there were two countries, at war with each other. In order to make peace after many years of conflict, they decided to build a bridge across the ocean.
But because they never learned each other’s language properly, they could never agree on the details, so the two halves of the bridge they started to build never met.
To this day the bridge extends far into the ocean from both sides and simply ends half way, miles in the wrong direction from the meeting point.
And the two countries are still at war..Moral of the story better understanding.
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May 11, 2017 05:11pm
Wow Really , Thanks but no thanks. Afghans probably The most thankless nation on the surface of the earth , We pathans (Pakistani) have done much more than what the afghans can do even for their brothers. I my self and pathans in general never see a ray of thanks in their eyes for the last more than three decades . Pakistan cannot do anything more than what we did for the past three decades , and in the end we only receive such hostile response only because afghans see more love in our enemy eyes. Are the afghans so aloof they can't see simple equation of india's nefarious designs towards Pakistan. I am totally hopeless that things will improve in Afghanistan which the kind of attitude this leadership have towards Pakistan as they themselves are not capable and that's why they expect the world will solve their problems. All the afghans big guns in government are corrupt to the core and that's the reason of their endless misery . Just Hope Less situation , GOD bless poor afghans
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May 11, 2017 05:28pm
@Syed Naseem Ahmed "India has only one objective to go in Afghanistan to destabilize Pakistan ."
and india is accomplishing so called only one objective by building public infrastructure in afghanistan, isn't it?
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May 11, 2017 05:29pm
'The envoy also touched upon the hospitality of the Afghan nation, saying, "There is no nation as generous as us, and questions should not be raised about our motives."
Then why were they 6 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan in the 1980s and still 3 million. Don't talk about hospitality to us. No country on this earth is equal to us in Hospitality and in the process we saved your country from Soviet Union whose brutal occupation of Afghhanistan was supported by India. Never ever forget it.
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May 11, 2017 05:31pm
..and where exactly does Fazallullah reside and the murdetous Khorosani group, who were behind APS massacre of children as old as 6 years in Peshawar. Go quiet or go home and take the 3 million with you.
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May 11, 2017 05:32pm
@mandy ..and the 'centre stage ' is only in India. Rest of the world has long gone ahead. But poor indians still stuck in their bollywood make believe world.
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May 11, 2017 05:34pm
@AW well said- and core issue is Kashmir. I have always said, the kashmir isdue has spilled out into other countries in all sphere. Jadev is an extension of India's policy to deflect attention on its brutality on kashmiris in IOK.
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May 11, 2017 06:13pm
@R.J. ALVA (MUMBAI) .We have more than 2 million please take them and show some real love.enough of your words.Some action is required to prove it.Please take them.pleasee.
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May 11, 2017 06:13pm
Asking help from us from one side and helping india to create trouble in pakistan from other side good going Mr Zakhilwal please dont stab us in the back again if we try to help you
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May 11, 2017 07:08pm
Mr. Ambassador you are absolutely right as Afghanistan and Pakistan share religion, culture, language and common borders, so cooperate with Pakistan, not confront it?
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May 11, 2017 07:46pm
@JAMAL thats not decided by you
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May 11, 2017 09:12pm
@JAMAL exactly!
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