Alwaght- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met Pakistani delegation of political leaders on Saturday in Kabul during which measures to increase cooperation regarding regional security and fight against terrorism were discussed, Daily Times reports .
According to the Afghan’s President House, Pakistani politicains Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and Afrasiab Khattak met the Afghan president in Kabul. The Afghan president wished to enhance bilateral relations by solving the problems between both the countries .
According to the Afghani journalist, Pakistani delegation stated that there was no difference between good and bad Taliban whereas terrorism was not only a threat to Pakistan but to the entire region. The delegation of Pakistani political parties arrived in Kabul on Thursday night upon the invitation of President Ashraf Ghani to discuss potential cooperation between the two countries over their shared security threats .
Sherpao told Afghan journalist that the delegation would be meeting with Afghan stakeholders to discuss a number of important issues pertaining to the two countries, including an assessment of the overall security environment and common efforts to stymie insurgent activity along the Durand Line .
The Pakistani delegation was also said to have met with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and prominent leaders of Afghan political parties. Afghan analysts have voiced skepticism about the trip, suggesting those participating from the Pakistani side are not influential enough to seriously impact Islamabad's policies or events on the ground .
“The Pakistan People’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N parties are among the influential political parties, but Mahmood Khan Achakzai's National Party doesn't have influence and it has only one seat in the parliament,” Afghan political analyst Ahmad Saeedi said .
