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In late August, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “Islamabad has a special responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan, in part because of Pakistan’s close relationship with the Taliban.”
Many Afghans opposed to the Taliban have criticized Islamabad on social media, while the hashtag #SanctionPakistan became a trend on Twitter during the Taliban attacks and the fall of Kabul.
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“So it’s not that we have some kind of control over Afghanistan, but geography, culture, history and, of course, language and the fact that there are four million refugees living in Pakistan. That gives us some kind of role, but not control of the situation. Solutions and confronting challenge is a shared responsibility,” said Khan, adding, “Moscow understands the point very well.”
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The diplomat also said, “Everyone knows you can’t dictate to Afghans as the country’s history proves.”
“I hope (that) it doesn’t (NATO try to shift all responsibility for Afghanistan to Pakistan) because western countries understand that troop withdrawal doesn’t mean that they have washed their hands. They can’t. Refugees are just one manifestation. There may be darker consequences. : drugs, people smuggling, narcotics, terrorism,” Khan added.
“Pakistan is ready to respond to the terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan but believes this issue requires international attention,” said Shafqat Ali Khan.
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