Zardari asks for capacity building to help Afghanistan

 

“We all want to see a more inclusive government in Afghanistan. The terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan is worrisome.

 

“If the interim government in Afghanistan (IEA) demonstrates the will to do that, we will have to find a way to build its capacity so that it can do so,” Bhutto-Zardari said. “They don’t have a standing army, they don’t have a counterterrorism force, they don’t even have a proper border security.”

 

He warned that terrorism not only poses a threat to immediate neighbors of Afghanistan but also to the West.

 

He stressed that the world should continue its humanitarian support, unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets, open up banking channels, and engage with the IEA, society, and women.

 

Bhutto-Zardari reiterated that a peaceful Afghanistan was vital for the stability of the region and the international community must play its role in this regard.