ISLAMABAD, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Sunday welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the armed resistance group Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan, saying it supports the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace efforts.
The peace deal was signed in Kabul on Thursday after months of negotiations that will allow the group to start political activities and take part in elections. The group will declare permanent ceasefire, the 25-point peace agreement said.
"Pakistan welcomes the recent agreement signed between the government of Afghanistan and Hekmatyar (Chief of Hizb-e-Islami)," the Foreign Ministry said.
"Pakistan wishes to see peace in Afghanistan and we support all sincere Afghan owned and Afghan led peace efforts to that end," a Foreign Ministry statement said.
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