Afghanistan Peace CampaignSharif added that Pakistan wants a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and that Afghanistan’s territory should not be used against other countries.
Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has called on the international community to encourage the caretaker government in Afghanistan to establish a politically inclusive government during the 23rd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
At this meeting, Sharif also stated that Pakistan wants a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and that Afghanistan’s territory should not be used against other countries.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan added: “The international community must step forward, with urgent humanitarian support, while calling upon the Afghan interim government, to embrace political inclusivity, thereby ensuring Afghan soil is not misused for terrorism against its neighbors, by any entity.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that in a joint statement, Beijing and Islamabad have called on the Afghan caretaker government to fight terrorism. The statement also mentioned that China and Pakistan will play a constructive role in integrating Afghanistan into the international community.
The statement said that Beijing and Islamabad have asked the Afghan caretaker government to take necessary actions in combating terrorism, as instability caused by terrorism will threaten the entire region. Additionally, an inclusive government should be formed.
“This claim is not correct. There have never been terrorists in Afghanistan. But regarding an inclusive government, we have always said to everyone, especially the authorities, that a government is needed that is acceptable to all,” Yousuf Amin Zazai, a military affairs expert, told TOLOnews.
The Islamic Emirate has not commented on the recent statements of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, but it has repeatedly pledged in the past that it will not allow any individual or group to use Afghan soil against other countries.
The 23rd summit of the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries began on October 15 in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, without the presence of a representative from the Afghan caretaker government.