RAWALPINDI: General John F. Campbell, Commander Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces - Afghanistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday at General Headquarters, said an ISPR press release.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest and regional security with particular emphasis on coordination along Pak-Afghan border were discussed.

Campbell had last met the COAS in December when he and Afghan National Army (ANA) General Sher Mohammad Karimi had reaffirmed their commitment to eliminate sanctuaries of Pakistani militants on Afghan soil.

Their previous meeting had taken place after the terrorist attack on Army Public School in Peshawar.

Read also: Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan to be eliminated, Pakistan assured

Gen Raheel Sharif visited Kabul in the aftermath of Peshawar school carnage to demand action against hideouts of Pakistani militants in Kunar and other areas.

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