20 February 2017

News Story: No Country Will Be Allowed To Intervene In Afghanistan Militarily

By Abdul Wali Arian

Following remarks by Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa about probable actions against terrorists on the Afghan soil, the Chief Executive office on Saturday said no country and no power will be allowed to intervene militarily in Afghanistan.

“In defending Afghanstan, we will allow no-one to enter Afghan territory. No stranger or Pakistani will be allowed to intervene on Afghan soil,” the Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army, Gen. Qadam Shah Shahim said.

Referring to the recent cross-border rocket shelling [from Pakistan] he added: “We have the ability to respond to the attacks after diplomatic discussions are conducted.”

“Afghanistan will not allow any country to conduct any kind of military intervention on its soil. The Afghan forces have the ability to fight terrorists,” the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s deputy spokesman Jawed Faisal said.

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