Biden presses Pakistan as he announces Afghan exit
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned the Taliban on Wednesday he would hold them accountable on Afghanistan after the US exit and pressed nations, including Pakistan, to play supportive roles.
“We will hold the Taliban accountable for its commitment not to allow any terrorists to threaten the US or its allies from Afghan soil. The Afghan government has made that commitment to us as well,” Biden said in a speech announcing the complete pullout of US troops before Sept 11.
“We will ask other countries in the region to support Afghanistan, especially Pakistan, as well as Russia, China, India and Turkey.”
Notably not naming Iran, Biden said that the countries in the region “have a significant stake in the stable future” of Afghanistan.
Earlier, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, in a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, said that Pakistan would always support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process based on consensus of all stakeholders.
During the conversation matters of mutual interest, regional security situation including latest developments in the the Afghan peace process and bilateral cooperation in various fields came under discussion, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release.
The US dignitary acknowledged Pakistan’s continuous efforts for peace and stability in the region and pledged to enhance relations between the two countries.
Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2021
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Apr 15, 2021 08:39am
US doesn't define who is your neibhour.its simple geography.
A peaceful Afghan helps everyone around them. Let them live , let them shine.
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Apr 15, 2021 08:52am
"..other countries in the region to support Afghanistan, especially Pakistan, as well as Russia, China, India and Turkey.."
Sure Pakistan will support the real Afghan people.
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Apr 15, 2021 08:52am
Pakistan will take care of Afghanistan. Don't worry USA you may go home!
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Apr 15, 2021 08:53am
No western country will allow their army chief to talk to a foreign secretary of another country on matters of policy. Why in Pakistan?
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Apr 15, 2021 08:54am
The last thing Biden needs is to give lecture on Afghanistan to any country.20 years and and trillions of dollars, and look what a mess they are leaving.So no lecture please.
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Apr 15, 2021 08:59am
Do more mantra coming up !! Any problems coming up in Afg.we will be held responsible .
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Apr 15, 2021 09:01am
Trouble days ahead for Pakistan.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:07am
Taliban is a curse in that region, I hope they will not come in power
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Apr 15, 2021 09:08am
@Hello Dave, you and India will never understand that!!!
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Apr 15, 2021 09:09am
Don't we have a foreign minister? If we do then he should resign immediately. Why even pretend.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:10am
Why India?
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Apr 15, 2021 09:11am
@Arora, “ Trouble days ahead for Pakistan”
Pakistan is much stronger, and the US is much weaker now than 10 years ago. US can’t create trouble for Pakistan. Those days are long gone.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:17am
@Anti-Corruption , “ Pakistan is much stronger, and the US is much weaker now than 10 years ago. ”
It is said that one squadron of f35s is enough for your entire Air Force.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:20am
@Hello Dave, That Dave is called utter one dimensional ignorance !
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Apr 15, 2021 09:20am
A disastrous chapter in American history comes to a shameful end.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:23am
US has never been friend of any country especially the non-white ones....
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Apr 15, 2021 09:37am
Pakistan should deploy drone surveillance to Pak Afghan border. i hope US learned good lesson
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Apr 15, 2021 09:40am
Okay, go home, and let us clear that mess, that will take our generations.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:45am
USA must be least trustworthy nation, Mr Biden. Your country agreed with Taliban to leave by 1 May and now who is violating the agreement and sowing seeds of conflict? Need some humility to accept defeat and take first flight out of Afghanistan in dignity.
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Apr 15, 2021 09:50am
@Arora, You didn't get it, mate.
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Apr 15, 2021 10:23am
@AM,
To stop all its covert operations.
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Apr 15, 2021 10:24am
@Art of lying,
Who said they are, NOT in power?
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Apr 15, 2021 10:31am
If you can't manage something put the blame on Pakistan We are the escape goat.
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Apr 15, 2021 10:37am
@Hello Dave, That is why western countries lost in Afghanistan miserably
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Apr 15, 2021 10:44am
@Shami, yes you had taken care of it when USA left 20 years back! Very very very well!!
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Apr 15, 2021 11:00am
Bad news for Pakistan
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Apr 15, 2021 11:05am
Hard to dictate others when u are flieing the field.
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Apr 15, 2021 11:22am
India is going to create havoc in Afghanistan now, India is really good at proxy war, they have done so much damage to Pakistan via Afghanistan
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Apr 15, 2021 11:26am
Drone attacks will start once again in Pakistan.
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Apr 15, 2021 11:37am
Look who is lecturing about Afghanistan peace, when him self after 20 year spending trillions of dollars and killing hundreds of innocent Afghans now begging for exit from same Taliban with whom they were fighting.
shame on you Biden and US.
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Apr 15, 2021 12:16pm
@Arora, someone forgot what happened to their Su30 and trash can Mig21 when they ventured to this side of the border. Keep living a delusional life...
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Apr 15, 2021 12:18pm
Actually warning should be given to USA, not to destabilize Afghanistan, as they did in the past. Last 10 years.
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Apr 15, 2021 12:25pm
Pakistan getting hit from all sides
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Apr 15, 2021 12:57pm
US is a dying super power. It has picked India as its ally in the region.
They have been defeated by the pak grooms.
Empty threats like the invaders before them hold no sway.
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Apr 15, 2021 01:10pm
@Arora, - why you Indians always have evil thoughts and talk negatively? Simply, no more 'do more' demands are entertained and Pakistan has become much stronger than ever before, so no nonsense or fake adventures will be tolerated - tell this to your Modi.
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Apr 15, 2021 01:21pm
I think US and NATO is yet again leaving a mess behind them although their troops are out but still they will exercising their strong presence in other ways. It is the Afghan people who had take charge but are divided on many lines and their division will not let Afghanistan a stable country.
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Apr 15, 2021 01:35pm
Everytime the USA talks about leaving Afghanistan, india does an attack there by proxy. This time will be the same.
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Apr 15, 2021 01:48pm
The 2 decades of war is now becoming Pakistan war.
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Apr 15, 2021 07:56pm
It means the USA trusts Pakistan. It furthur means that the US will support Pakistan in future for it's polices in this region. It means they are satisfied with current Afghanistan position.
It means Afghans must be thankful to Pakistan bringing back PEACE in their country and in region.
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Apr 15, 2021 07:57pm
Peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan will guarantee peace in the region. No one had suffered as we suffered because of instability in the region. Let them live and let us proporous
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Apr 16, 2021 05:51am
India - especially; the end game begins of inflicting unrest in Pakistan by exploiting Kabul's opportunistic mindset. Beware!
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Apr 16, 2021 12:01pm
@Anwar Saleem , Do more mantra coming up !! Any problems coming up in Afg.we will be held responsible .
Under PMIK those days are gone. Now it's US has to do more and meets its commitments and withdraw by 1st May.
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Apr 16, 2021 12:02pm
@AM, Why India?
To make more trouble.
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Apr 16, 2021 12:03pm
@Arora, Trouble days ahead for Pakistan.
More loss of face for India. Ousted from all Afghan peace process.
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Apr 16, 2021 06:18pm
Americans need to get their own house in order before advising any other country. Just few weeks ago their Capitol was attacked by their own people with intent to kill senators and the vice president.
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Apr 16, 2021 06:49pm
@Zak, "More loss of face for India. Ousted from all Afghan peace process."
Perhaps you have not heard - India has been invited to Turkey. Pakistan is welcome to constructively help Afghan economy. She is not welcome to user Afghans as leverage for territorial gains.
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Apr 16, 2021 07:08pm
Soviet Union, and then US has damaged Afghanistan badly. Getting out of Afghanistan by the US is perhaps the only hope. Let’s hope the outsiders stay away forever from this country.
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Apr 16, 2021 11:14pm
@Anti-Corruption , Wow!! You're going places. Incredible!!
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Apr 16, 2021 11:15pm
Wow!! Incredible. How soon did the things change!!!
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