INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called on the international community to help in capacity building of the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to take on the threats of terrorism.Speaking at a panel at this year&s Munich Security Conference,
Bhutto-Zardari said: &We all want to see women receiving education in Afghanistan.&&We all want to see a more inclusive government in
The terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan is worrisome.&If the interim government in Afghanistan (IEA) demonstrates the will to do
that, we will have to find a way to build its capacity so that it can do so,& Bhutto-Zardari said
&They don&t have a standing army, they don&t have a counterterrorism force, they don&t even have a proper border security.&He warned that
terrorism not only poses a threat to immediate neighbors of Afghanistan but also to the West.He stressed that the world should continue its
humanitarian support, unfreeze Afghanistan&s assets, open up banking channels, and engage with the IEA, society, and women.Bhutto-Zardari
reiterated that a peaceful Afghanistan was vital for the stability of the region and the international community must play its role in this
regard.IEA&s Foreign Ministry in a statement welcomed Bhutoo-Zardari&s call for IEA&s capacity building, release of assets, lifting of
banking restrictions and continued humanitarian aid.The statement, however, dismissed the official&s concern over terrorism threat in
Afghanistan, reiterating that IEA will not allow anyone to use Afghan soil against any other country.The statement said that instead of
complaining at the international conferences, Pakistan should discuss bilateral issues with IEA.The post Pakistan calls for capacity
building to help Afghanistan counter terrorism first appeared on Ariana News.
