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US urges Pak-China help for Afghan settlement
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WASHINGTON, 22 August 2021, (TON): The United States has said that it wants Pakistan and China to help evolve “some sort of political settlement” in Afghanistan even though the Taliban now effectively control the country.
Asked at a Thursday afternoon news briefing what Washington wanted from Pakistan now, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said “the United States wanted all neighbouring states to help stabilise Afghanistan.”
He said “the point we’ve made to all of Afghanistan’s neighbours is that it is in everyone’s interest to do what we can to secure or to help facilitate stability, security, some sort of political settlement.”
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He said “countries bordering Afghanistan also faced a particular challenge, refugees leaving Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.”
He further added that we have continued to encourage countries in the region to be welcoming of the most vulnerable, those who are seeking a better life.
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