Afghan Army chief General Sher Muhammad Karimi on Saturday said that terrorists pose a common threat to Afghanistan and Pakistan and close cooperation and coordination between the two countries are required to counter them.
“We see around us, almost every day that the world and our region, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan, face the greatest threats and dangers from individuals and groups that are not affiliated directly with any State,” he said.
“This new enemy, which is the common enemy for all of us and of the system in our region, does not recognise boundaries and is not bound by any religious and moral principles,” he said at the passing out parade of army cadets at the Pakistan Military Academy, where he was invited as the chief guest. He said countering and ultimately defeating the menace of militancy required sincere and close result-oriented cooperation and coordination between Pakistan and Afghan.
He also urged non-interference in each other’s affairs and respect and shared interests among sovereign States. Karimi, who arrived on Friday on a two-day visit to Pakistan, was the first Afghan army chief to speak as the chief guest at the Pakistan Military Academy.