The special envoy of Pakistan for Afghanistan, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq, praised the rebirth of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) between the two countries with their seventh meeting on Wednesday after a 15 -month pause.
The meeting occurs in the light of the growing tensions between the two countries, with deportations of Afghan refugees, skirmishes along the border, and the greatest activity of the armed groups within Pakistan since the acquisition of the Taliban of Afghanistan in 2021. Pakistan maintains that these armed groups operate from within soils, a claim that Afghan has denied that no one can use Afghano.
The last JCC meeting was held in Islamabad in early January 2024.
In a publication about X today after the meeting, Sadiq said that the JCC was a vital platform to address sensitive and strategic problems.
“Regular and sustained commitment through such mechanisms is essential to relieve tensions, dissipate doubts and strengthen mutual understanding in bilateral ties.”
A statement from the Afghan Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi emphasized that the two countries should solve their problems through dialogue in an atmosphere of trust and refrain from all actions and statements that caused resentment and incitement to people.
“The Foreign Minister spoke in detail about the current situation in the relations of Afghanistan-Pakistan and a series of problems between the two countries, especially the recent forced deportation of Afghan refugees,” said the statement.
He added that at the end of the meeting, both parties considered it necessary to continue such commitments.
Last month, the Taliban forces of Pakistan and Afgan exchanged fire after the closure of the Torkham border that crossed the construction of positions.
After this development, a Jirga of Pakistan and Afghano negotiated an agreement that led to Torkham’s reopening on March 19 after 27 days.
The chief of the Pakistani jirga, Syed Jawad Hussain Kazmi, told Dawn.com last month that the JCC would discuss what the Jirga had decided, including a high fire until April 15.
Both parties have agreed to stop the construction of the controversial control positions, he added.
Pakistani officials cite the theme of the prohibited Pakistan of Tehreek-I-Taliban (TTP) and other armed groups as an important obstacle in the Pak-FGhan relationship.
In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed last month that the terrorists behind the kidnapping of Jaffar Express had Afghan connections, with telephone records tracked to Afghanistan.
The Afghan Taliban affirm that the militants of the province of the Islamic-Horasano State (DAESH) enter Afghanistan from Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistani officials have described these statements as unfounded.
