People's Daily Online : Terrorists are enemies of both Afghanistan, Pakistan: Karzai

Terrorists are enemies of both Afghanistan, Pakistan: Karzai

July 11, 2007

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday described Taliban militants and militancy as the enemies of both this country and Pakistan and called for joint fight against terrorism.

Those who kill Afghan sons and destroy Afghanistan have created Lal Masjid crisis in Pakistan, he told a press conference while referring to the Lal Masjid or Red Mosque Taliban confrontation with Pakistani law enforcing agencies.

A number of militants loyal to Taliban fanatic movement and religious extremists had occupied Lal Masjid in Pakistan's capital Islamabad for the last nearly two months wanting the government to impose Taliban-like strict Islamic law or Sharia.

Pakistani troops in a commando action launched Tuesday morning against militants in Lal Masjid, according to media report, had killed 60 insurgents including their leader Abdul Rashid Ghazi.

The government of Afghanistan cooperates with Pakistan in war on terror and hopes Pakistan to reciprocate and fight terrorism as it did in Lal Masjid, President Karzai noted.

Afghan president also denounced the terrorist suicide attack in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan province in south Afghanistan that left 17 civilian dead on Tuesday and adding the terrorists are the enemies of Afghans and the whole humanity.

Source: Xinhua