Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Afghanistan

Musharraf Says Pakistan Not Involved In Afghan Instability

Musharraf (left) with Afghan President Karzai in Kabul on September 6 (AFP)

September 7, 2006 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is calling upon Afghanistan to stop blaming his country for the resurgence of armed militancy on its territory.

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September 07, 2006

Speaking today at the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Musharraf said that neither Pakistan's government nor the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were involved "in any kind of interference in Afghanistan."

Musharraf's comments come a day after he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed to cooperate in combating what they described as their "common enemy" -- terrorism and extremism.

Officials in Kabul have accused Islamabad of training armed militants and sending them to attack U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

(AP, AFP)

The Afghan Insurgency

A U.S. military vehicle damaged by insurgents near Kandahar (epa)

HOMEGROWN OR IMPORTED? As attacks against Afghan and international forces continue relentlessly, RFE/RL hosted a briefing to discuss the nature of the Afghan insurgency. The discussion featured Marvin Weinbaum, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and RFE/RL Afghanistan analyst Amin Tarzi.

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