SMK warns against ‘selective terror ops’
India cautioned the international community on Tuesday against selective counter-terrorism saying terrorism could not be compartmentalised as there were many terrorist outfits in region and beyond that were as vicious as the Al Qaeda.
“It is, therefore, essential to ensure that support, sustenance and sanctuaries for terrorist organisations from outside Afghanistan are ended forthwith,” external affairs minister S.M. Krishna said in his speech at the day-long Afghanistan Conference held in Kabul.
He reminded the gathering of foreign ministers and representatives from regional and international organisations that augmenting the capacity of Afghanistan’s security forces and other institutions should receive as much attention as the reintegration of the reconcilable Taliban into the Afghan society.
“Adequate capacity of the Afghan security forces and other Afghan institutions is a sine qua non for protecting Afghanistan’s sovereignty, plurality and democracy. Gains of the last nine years stand to be squandered if this aspect does not receive the attention that it deserves as the international community ponders its next steps regarding Afghanistan,” Mr Krishna said.
He reiterated New Delhi’s support for Afghanistan’s efforts towards peace and reintegration, but he cautioned that for such an effort to succeed, it must be fully Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and carry all sections of Afghanistan’s population together.
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