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Pakistan says it won't allow foreign military base on its soil post American troops withdrawal in Afghanistan

| @indiablooms | May 14, 2021, at 04:27 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has said it will not allow the formation of any foreign military base on their soil after American troops withdraw from Afghanistan.

Pakistan's  Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was quoted as saying by Pajhwok Afghan News: "We will not allow boots on the ground or military bases on our territory.”

Pakistan firmly stood with Afghanistan in its efforts for peace, prosperity and national reconciliation, the minister said, explaining it did not side with any particular stakeholder.

Qureshi said: “We will remain partners in peace with Afghanistan and will continue to play our role as a facilitator.”

He insisted a negotiated political solution was in the interest of Afghanistan.

He said Pakistan will not interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.

Is Taliban gaining grounds in Afghanistan:

Nerkh, a district some 30 km  from Afghan capital Kabul, fell to the Taliban this week, TOLOnews reported.

However, Afghan security forces claimed they made a tactical retreat from there.  The district, considered as a gateway to Kabul, comes under Maidan Wardak province, and its fall indicates an increasingly deteriorating security situation in the country.

Abdul Rahman Tariq, the governor of Maidan Wardak province, said, “Regrettably, the Taliban took over the district last night because of a conspiracy, the security forces then made a tactical retreat, and the district building has sustained damages.”

Amid, stalled peace process, the group has intensified its military operations, with Afghan provinces facing over 100 attacks daily. Furthermore, the Taliban is already sitting around over a dozen provincial capitals in the country.

Abdul Rahman Wardak, an MP from Nerkh, speaking to TOLOnews, said the security situation wasn’t stable in the city. Neighboring districts, too, are now threatened, he added.

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense claimed that they were sending reinforcement to the city to recapture the district. However, the Taliban, he claimed, has mined the entire route and are using civilian homes, which has slowed its operations.
 

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