September 12, 2021

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International community must not abandon Afghanistan: Fawad

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday urged the international community not to abandon the Afghan people as collective efforts can bring stability in a war-torn country.

Talking to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, he said the time was ripe for the international community to show its commitment to humanity and hopefully the collective efforts of the world would help to bring stability to Afghanistan. The peaceful Afghanistan was not only important for the world’s tranquility. Peace was imperative for smooth administrative structure in the war-ravaged country, he added. The recent developments in Afghanistan have brightened the chances of stability in Afghanistan.

The minister said Pakistan’s advice to the world again was not to leave the people of Afghanistan in the lurch and not to allow the extremists organizations around the globe to take refuge in Afghanistan. All and sundry should engage and stand up with very brave men and women of Afghanistan, who sacrificed for a long time, he added.

He said the plight of Afghanistan was not 20 years old but it’s 40 years old as the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) had invaded Afghanistan in 1979, triggering a conflict in the region. In 1988, the West instead of helping war-ravaged Afghanistan had abandoned it. Pakistan was left alone to deal with the mess.

Fawad said Pakistan had hosted over five million Afghan refugees despite the fragile economy. He said, instead of helping Pakistan, Pressler Amendment was imposed on Pakistan, which disqualified Pakistan from receiving any more American economic and military assistance. However, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) did extended help to Afghanistan during that era. But unfortunately, the world had abandoned the people of Afghanistan which led to a catastrophe.

 

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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