Beijing: Concerned China met on Thursday Pakistan and the Taliban-led interim government Afghanistan In order to resolve its “concerns” through talks after 47 Afghans were reportedly killed in Pakistani airstrikes, Kabul prompted Islamabad to make a “stronger demarcation”.
“Afghanistan and Pakistan are close neighbors of traditional friendship with China,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. wang wenbin He was asked about the recent border clashes between close allies due to repeated terror attacks on Pakistani troops from across the border in Afghanistan recently, he told a media briefing here.
“I believe that countries can properly resolve their concerns through dialogue and consultation and jointly maintain peace and tranquility,” wang Refusing to elaborate on Beijing’s fears over its trilateral initiative to form a China, Pakistan, Afghanistan alliance, he said.
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan come almost a fortnight after Chinese foreign minister wang yi The foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, held a third meeting on 30-31 March in Tunxi, China, for which the interim Taliban External Affairs Minister Aamir Khan Muttaki was invited.
Wang later held a meeting of foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan which was attended by the then Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Shah Mehmood Qureshi,
Despite “close ties”, China and Pakistan have not yet recognized the Afghan Taliban’s interim government.
Meanwhile, growing differences between Pakistan and the Taliban resulted in violent clashes, which were seen as a setback to Beijing and Islamabad’s efforts to regain control of unstable Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops.
China is also eyeing lucrative mines and oil reserves in Afghanistan.
For its part, Pakistan was saddled with recurring terror attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) based in Afghanistan, which caused many casualties for the Pakistani military in the troubled tribal Waziristan region.
Islamabad is angry that the Taliban is not taking strong action against the TTP despite its repeated requests.
The situation worsened on 16 April when the Taliban accused Pakistan of launching cross-border military strikes inside Afghanistan, resulting in the death of 47 Afghans.
According to reports from Kabul, Pakistani airstrikes prompted a massive demonstration in Khost with protesters raising anti-Pakistan slogans.
Officials said the military actions prompted Muttaki, the Taliban’s interim foreign minister, to summon Pakistani ambassador Mansoor Ahmed Khan to his office in Kabul and file a “strong demarche”, or official protest note.
“The Afghan side condemns the recent attacks on Khost and Kunar provinces and calls for an end to such acts,” Muttaki’s office said in a statement.
It warned that military violations by Pakistan would worsen bilateral ties and “allow the adversary to abuse the position leading to undesired consequences.”
Taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahidiA later statement, stressed the need for resolving bilateral problems through political means.
“The IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) calls upon the Pakistani side not to test the patience of Afghans on such issues and not to repeat the same mistake again, otherwise it will have dire consequences,” Mujahid warned.
“Afghanistan and Pakistan are close neighbors of traditional friendship with China,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. wang wenbin He was asked about the recent border clashes between close allies due to repeated terror attacks on Pakistani troops from across the border in Afghanistan recently, he told a media briefing here.
“I believe that countries can properly resolve their concerns through dialogue and consultation and jointly maintain peace and tranquility,” wang Refusing to elaborate on Beijing’s fears over its trilateral initiative to form a China, Pakistan, Afghanistan alliance, he said.
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan come almost a fortnight after Chinese foreign minister wang yi The foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, held a third meeting on 30-31 March in Tunxi, China, for which the interim Taliban External Affairs Minister Aamir Khan Muttaki was invited.
Wang later held a meeting of foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan which was attended by the then Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Shah Mehmood Qureshi,
Despite “close ties”, China and Pakistan have not yet recognized the Afghan Taliban’s interim government.
Meanwhile, growing differences between Pakistan and the Taliban resulted in violent clashes, which were seen as a setback to Beijing and Islamabad’s efforts to regain control of unstable Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops.
China is also eyeing lucrative mines and oil reserves in Afghanistan.
For its part, Pakistan was saddled with recurring terror attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) based in Afghanistan, which caused many casualties for the Pakistani military in the troubled tribal Waziristan region.
Islamabad is angry that the Taliban is not taking strong action against the TTP despite its repeated requests.
The situation worsened on 16 April when the Taliban accused Pakistan of launching cross-border military strikes inside Afghanistan, resulting in the death of 47 Afghans.
According to reports from Kabul, Pakistani airstrikes prompted a massive demonstration in Khost with protesters raising anti-Pakistan slogans.
Officials said the military actions prompted Muttaki, the Taliban’s interim foreign minister, to summon Pakistani ambassador Mansoor Ahmed Khan to his office in Kabul and file a “strong demarche”, or official protest note.
“The Afghan side condemns the recent attacks on Khost and Kunar provinces and calls for an end to such acts,” Muttaki’s office said in a statement.
It warned that military violations by Pakistan would worsen bilateral ties and “allow the adversary to abuse the position leading to undesired consequences.”
Taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahidiA later statement, stressed the need for resolving bilateral problems through political means.
“The IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) calls upon the Pakistani side not to test the patience of Afghans on such issues and not to repeat the same mistake again, otherwise it will have dire consequences,” Mujahid warned.