Afghanistan on Thursday said its ambassador will be returning to Islamabad after Pakistan has clarified remarks made by Prime Minister Imran Khan which the neighbouring country had deemed to be a ‘political interference’. Afghan government had called back ambassador Atif Mashal for ‘consultations’. Pakistan’s deputy ambassador in Kabul was also summoned to lodge protest over […]
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Afghanistan recalls envoy over PM Khan’s remarks
Afghanistan on Tuesday summoned Pakistan’s deputy ambassador to lodge a protest over what it called “irresponsible remarks” by Prime Minister Imran Khan on the formation of an interim government in Kabul, the Afghan foreign ministry said. An Afghan Foreign Ministry’s statement said that Kabul had also called its ambassador in Islamabad, Atif Mashal, for “consultations”. […]