ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Friday a stable Afghanistan is inevitable for peace in the region.

In an interview with a Russian TV channel, Mr Yusuf said Pakistan had always said that there should be a political solution to the Afghan issue as the country had been at war over the last four decades.

“Pakistan wants to see a stable and peaceful Afghanistan and is talking for peace and stability in the region,” he said.

He claimed that Pakistan was not speaking on behalf of Taliban.

Referring to India’s role in Afghanistan, he said India had always played a role of a spoiler in the region and it had already been proved to the world that India used fake news to spread its false narrative on Panjshir Valley.

He said Russia, Pakistan and China could play a positive and active role in Afghanistan.

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2021