Pakistan expresses concern over growing violence in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, 25 June 2021, (TON): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed concern over growing violence in Afghanistan, saying unrest in the war-torn country affects Pakistan and Iran.

Talking to visiting Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan Muhammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard, who called on him in Islamabad, Qureshi said that rising violence in Afghanistan could strengthen anti-peace forces.

The minister said in a statement “only a negotiated political settlement, through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process, would help achieve the desired objective of sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan."

He urged all the Afghan parties to seize this opportunity and leverage international support for the peace process.

FM Qureshi termed the rising violence a matter of great concern and emphasised the need for reduction in the violence leading to a ceasefire.

Qureshi said “continuation of violence would strengthen the hands of spoilers who did not wish to see the return of peace in the region."

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