Rubio says US has heard Pakistan’s concerns over Afghanistan-based terrorism

Politics · First reported 1 Nov, 02:03 · Updated 02:40

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington had heard Pakistan’s concerns about attacks it says originate in Afghanistan and would play a productive role if it could. The reports also describe recent Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes and each side’s competing account of them.

Rubio said the US had heard Pakistan’s concerns about terrorist attacks it says are sponsored from Afghan territory, and would play a productive role if one were available.
Pakistan has accused the Afghan Taliban of failing to constrain attacks linked to militant groups including the TTP; the Afghan Taliban has rejected allegations that Afghanistan is a base for attacks on Pakistan.
Accounts of the October Angoor Adda clash differ: Pakistani reporting described a response to Afghan firing, while Afghanistan’s defence ministry said Pakistan initiated attacks and its forces retaliated.

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Key facts

US official: Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Rubio’s stated position: The US had heard Pakistan’s concerns and would play a productive role if there were one.
Clash location and date: Angoor Adda; Pakistan’s state-run Radio Pakistan report cited October 27.
Pakistan’s allegation: The Afghan Taliban has not done enough to constrain attacks from Afghan territory.
Afghan counterclaim: Afghanistan’s defence ministry accused Pakistan of initiating the attack with drone strikes in Baktika on October 28.