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Miffed by US Talks, Pak Blames Afghanistan for ‘Terror Haven’

“Terrorist groups attacking Pakistan have found safe havens in Afghanistan,” Spokesman Foreign Office said.

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Unhappy over discussions in the US Senate blaming Pakistan for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Islamabad went on a counter-offensive, on Monday, and blamed Kabul for providing "safe havens" to terrorists active in the country.

Terrorist groups attacking Pakistan have found safe havens in Afghanistan. The recent elimination in Afghanistan of terrorists involved in a number of heinous acts of terror in Pakistan clearly demonstrates the existence of safe havens in Afghanistan.
Nafees Zakaria, Spokesman Foreign Office
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He welcomed the discussions in the US but expressed disappointment with "some of the assertions and insinuations" about terror safe havens in Pakistan.

The emerging nexus between Islamic State in Khorasan – a geographic region covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India – and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is also of great concern to Pakistan, the FO said.

"We need to prevent the emergence of new and more virulent entities committed to spreading chaos and insecurity in the region," he said.

Reminding the west of sacrifices made by Pakistan in the 'war on terror,' Zakaria said that Pakistan alone has lost more soldiers in this fight than the number of soldiers from all the 40 coalition partner countries combined.

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