State Pao: Afghan Evening News Clips 15 August 2015

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of the_country‘s intelligence service orchestrated the protests,
calling for a ‘Jihad against Pakistan,‘ This is a disturbing and
worrisome development as the Pakistani embassy has been attacked»
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ambassador injured. The way accusations have been flinging around
irresponsibly by higher officials in Afghanistan; such an attack on
the embassy could be imminent. Where is the Afghan protest against
the Taliban? If terrorism is such a curse, why aren't they blaming
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, staying true to his stance on
the Afghanistan Pakistan relationship, had marked International
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sponsor and perpetrator of terrorism. One can expect such behaviour
from the previous President and he has always had a deep dislike
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of the parliamentarians from Kandahar, Abdul Jabbar Qaharman, said
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his country is promoting terrorism in Afghanistan, and a member of
the religious clericsf counc il, Mawlvi Ahmed Gul, told protesters
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Intelligence (ISI) agency and the Punjabi military.
The government of Pakistan has been very accommodating to say the
least, lending its soil to bring peace and prosperity between
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factions of the Afghan Taliban and the new government. If the
situation has deteriorated to such a degree that the Pakistani
diplomats fear an attack on the embassy then maybe Pakistan should
also consider taking a stand. Diplomacy is clearly failing to
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ones trying to appease Pakistan, if Pakistan is so powerful that it
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