By Xinhua,
Kabul : Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta on Tuesday expressed concern over reported talks and a possible peace deal between Pakistani government and militants.
“Talks with extremist groups would not benefit peace in both Afghanistan and Pakistan,” Spanta told newsmen here after returning from a visit to the United States.
He said that such talks and peace deal with militants in the past had negative impacts for both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistani government, according to media reports, began talks with pro-Taliban insurgents in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal areas close to Afghanistan last month in a bid to check militant activities in the semi-autonomous region.
Spanta added that Kabul had already informed Islamabad about its concern over possible peace talks, adding terrorists and extremists are the common enemies of both nations.
Pakistan and Afghanistan share a 2,400-km border. Afghan officials said hard-line militants were using their hideout inside Pakistani tribal areas to launch cross-border attacks in Afghanistan, while Islamabad insisted that concerted efforts from both sides of the border were needed to stop the cross-border movement of fighters.