WASHINGTON: In an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns over India’s presence in Afghanistan, US Special Representative James Dobbins has said Islamabad’s fears are “not groundless”.
The US diplomat, in an interview with the BBC Urdu Service in Washington, recognised the cross-border infiltration of hostile elements into Pakistan from the Afghan side.
“The dominant infiltration of militants is from Pakistan into Afghanistan, but we recognise that there is some infiltration of hostile militants from the other direction as well. So Pakistan’s concerns aren’t groundless.
“They are simply, in our judgment, somewhat exaggerated,” Dobbins said, according to a BBC news story.
Islamabad has long voiced its concerns about the Indian moves to establish consulates in Afghanistan’s cities Jalalabad and Kandahar, close to Pakistani western border.
Dobbins, though, said the Indian presence in Afghan cities was minuscule and claimed it was “perfectly reasonable” because of their economic and cultural ties.
He called for Pakistan-Afghan-US collaboration to address the cross-border issue.
“We believe that Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US need to collaborate much more closely to deal with this threat of cross-border infiltration.”
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