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Pakistan and Afghanistan vow anti-Taliban co-ordination | Pakistan and Afghanistan vow anti-Taliban co-ordination |
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[The military chiefs of Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to co-ordinate military operations along their border. | |
The move comes a week after Taliban fighters attacked a school in Peshawar, killing more than 150 people. | The move comes a week after Taliban fighters attacked a school in Peshawar, killing more than 150 people. |
Afghan army chief Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi and his counterpart Gen Raheel Sharif met in Islamabad on Tuesday and announced their plans to co-operate. | Afghan army chief Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi and his counterpart Gen Raheel Sharif met in Islamabad on Tuesday and announced their plans to co-operate. |
In the past the two countries have accused each other of allowing cross-border attacks by militants. | In the past the two countries have accused each other of allowing cross-border attacks by militants. |
The two generals met in the presence of US General John Campbell, who heads Nato coalition forces in Afghanistan. | The two generals met in the presence of US General John Campbell, who heads Nato coalition forces in Afghanistan. |
Gen Karimi and Gen Sharif agreed their subordinates would meet immediately to discuss operations targeting Pakistani Taliban (TTP) bases along the border. | Gen Karimi and Gen Sharif agreed their subordinates would meet immediately to discuss operations targeting Pakistani Taliban (TTP) bases along the border. |
Last week Gen Sharif met Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul. The two countries agreed to "jointly take effective actions against terrorism and extremism". | Last week Gen Sharif met Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul. The two countries agreed to "jointly take effective actions against terrorism and extremism". |
Separately, Afghan officials said more than 150 Taliban militants had been killed in military operations in the border province of Kunar. | Separately, Afghan officials said more than 150 Taliban militants had been killed in military operations in the border province of Kunar. |
Turning point? | Turning point? |
Taliban militants burst into Army Public School in Peshawar on 16 December, shooting children and staff members. | Taliban militants burst into Army Public School in Peshawar on 16 December, shooting children and staff members. |
Security sources now say a total of 152 people were killed. Media reports suggest the attack could have been co-ordinated from Afghanistan. | Security sources now say a total of 152 people were killed. Media reports suggest the attack could have been co-ordinated from Afghanistan. |
Following the attack Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to rid his country of terrorism, and said there would be no distinction between "good and bad" Taliban. | Following the attack Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to rid his country of terrorism, and said there would be no distinction between "good and bad" Taliban. |
Pakistan has previously been accused by the Afghans and Nato of allowing al-Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban to seek refuge and garner logistical support in Pakistan. | Pakistan has previously been accused by the Afghans and Nato of allowing al-Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban to seek refuge and garner logistical support in Pakistan. |
The city of Peshawar is close to the Afghan border, in a region that has seen some of the worst of the violence during years of Taliban insurgency. | The city of Peshawar is close to the Afghan border, in a region that has seen some of the worst of the violence during years of Taliban insurgency. |
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