Bilawal warns Afghan terror: Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari pleaded with the international community to support the development of the Afghan interim government’s capacity to deal with terrorist threats.
Meanwhile, Participating in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference was the foreign minister.
He asserted that the international community expected the Afghan interim government to uphold its commitments and obligations in areas like women’s rights, inclusive governance, and the management of possible terrorism threats from terrorist organizations like Daesh, TTP, and al Qaeda.
The minister warned that, if the problem was not treated properly, terrorist organizations could operate out of Afghanistan, as had recently been seen in situations in Pakistan.
He believed that the interim administration could not maintain a standing army, a counterterrorism force, or even a border force.
Furthermore, According to Bilawal, the international community should persuade the Afghan interim government to confront the menace of terrorism and show its resolve.
Bilawal warned that terrorism not only represented a threat to Afghanistan’s close neighbors, but also to the West.
Pakistan has sheltered the most Afghan refugees and will continue to do so, while the international community cannot turn a blind eye to Afghanistan.
He emphasised that the international community should keep providing humanitarian aid, unfreeze Afghan assets, reopen the country’s banking system, and engage with the Taliban, society, and women.
Additionally, the foreign minister reaffirmed that the international world must promote peace in Afghanistan if the area is to remain stable.
He noted that the Afghan interim administration has pledged to rid the country of terrorists.
The foreign minister went on to explain that peace and stability in war-weary Afghanistan depended on the economy continuing to grow and flourish, which would also assist the country’s interim leaders in managing matters.