Pak-Afghan Relations: What will benefit Pakistan-Afghanistan from Imran Khan's visit to Kabul?

 20 Nov 2020 ( News Bureau )
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan completed his first visit to Afghanistan on 19 November 2020 where he met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and agreed to intensify efforts to increase the transfer of intelligence and closer cooperation.

According to Pakistan's official news service Radio Pakistan, Imran Khan and Ashraf Ghani reiterated their commitment to take immediate steps to establish peace in Afghanistan at a press conference in Kabul.

On Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to neighboring Afghanistan, analysts say that it will take time to restore trust and end differences between the two countries but it is necessary for improving relations between the two countries.

According to an official statement, Prime Minister Imran Khan, who visited Kabul for the first time in Afghanistan, spoke of bilateral relations, global peace and regional development.

On this, many commentators of Pakistan say that Pakistan has done much to establish peace in Afghanistan on its own behalf and now Afghanistan should do the same.

Analyst Imtiaz Gul says the peace agreement was signed after successful efforts in Doha between the US and the Taliban due to Pakistan's efforts.

He said that the recent visit to Afghanistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan is a link in this regard.

He said that Pakistan has agreed to end violence in Afghanistan from day one and Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Afghanistan has also sent a message to the Taliban to leave the path of violence.

Imtiaz Gul says that lack of trust cannot be eliminated or reduced in a single stroke, but both sides need to take steps to restore mutual trust.

He said that Pakistan has allowed thousands of stranded containers on the Pak-Afghan border to move forward in the last few days. The Pakistani government has also introduced a six-month multiple visa for Afghan nationals.

Seven rounds of negotiations have also been held for a trade agreement between the two countries.

Imtiaz Gul says, "Afghanistan has more inclination towards India, so all countries should play their part for a stable peace in the region."

On 19 November 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that we will help fulfill the expectations of the Government of Afghanistan to build trust.

On the other hand, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, while welcoming the visit of Imran Khan, has given it an important agreement to increase trust and cooperation.

Senior journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai says that there are differences in many matters between the two countries and relations will not improve until they end.

He said, "The latest statement from the Government of Pakistan has been that Afghanistan's land is being used for incidents of violence in Pakistan, but the Afghan government has denied these statements."

Even before this, Pakistan has been accusing India of using Afghanistan's land for violence incidents in Pakistan.

The Afghan government has also been told to stop India from using its land. However, both India and Afghanistan continue to deny the allegations.

Rahimullah Yusufzai says that Afghanistan has not accepted the border with Pakistan till date.

He says, "Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah also visited Pakistan, but despite this the two countries have not been able to trust each other."

He said that both countries must speed up their efforts to eradicate stable peace and violence in the region.

The US will withdraw two thousand troops from Afghanistan by February 2021, and in such circumstances, closer cooperation between the two neighboring countries is necessary for the sake of peace.

Rahimullah Yusufzai says that Pakistan will benefit more by increasing trade between the two countries. The more the business between the two countries increases, the more the common citizens will benefit.

He said that trade between the two countries could reduce food prices, which would give some relief to the people.

Yusufzai says, "Afghanistan wants to do business with India through the Wagah border, but Pakistan is not ready to do so.''

 

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