ISLAMABAD, Feb. 23: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed ongoing counter terrorism operations in the region.
According to sources, the two also reviewed Pak-Afghan ties and matters of mutual interest. Afghan President called Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif amid reports of peace talks between Taliban and Afghan Government.
On February 21, President Ghani saluted Pakistan´s cooperation as Kabul seeks to lay the groundwork for peace with Taliban insurgents, the latest sign of improving ties between the two nations.
Afghanistan “appreciates Pakistan´s recent efforts in paving the ground for peace and reconciliation”, Ghani said in a statement. “We welcome the recent position Pakistan has taken in pronouncing Afghanistan’s enemy as Pakistan’s.”
He cited two major recent attacks as helping to bring the countries closer together — one in Yahya Khel in Afghanistan in November that left nearly 50 people dead, and a Taliban massacre at a school in the Pakistan city of Peshawar in December that killed 153, mostly children.
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