Islamabad, Oct.24 (ANI): A combined strategy of political and military means will bring back peace to war-ravaged Afghanistan, claims an editorial in the Daily Times.
The editorial further states that it is equally important to root out terrorist safe havens from both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
"The Afghans deserve peace after decades of civil war, a barbaric Taliban regime and a 10-year-long war. Pakistan, too, needs to put an end to its flawed policies if peace, stability and progress are to be achieved," the editorial adds.
It also has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's statement that if Pakistan is attacked by the United States or India, Afghanistan will stand with Pakistan.
According to the editorial: "It seems that Mr. Karzai's recent interview is in a way trying to placate Pakistan's military establishment. This is nothing short of a charm offensive where the Afghan president is trying to persuade Pakistan to soften its position vis-a-vis strategic depth in Afghanistan."
"Mr. Karzai is right when he says that this policy has not just hurt Afghanistan, Pakistan is also paying the price of supporting terrorists. By differentiating between the Afghan Taliban and the local Taliban, Pakistan has made a big mistake. The attacks from across the border by the local Taliban should be proof enough for our military that the Afghan Taliban are not just harbouring the Pakistani Taliban but helping them with their attacks on Pakistani soil," the editorial says.
IT concludes by saying: "The only way to win the battle against the Taliban is by scrapping the 'good' and 'bad' Taliban doctrine. The Taliban are one and the same. The so-called 'good' Afghan Taliban have given refuge to those 'bad' Taliban who want to wage war against Pakistan." (ANI)
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