India and Pakistan should not use Afghanistan in their internal fight, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai — tipped to be the war-torn nation’s foreign minister — has told CNN-News18 in an exclusive interview, reiterating that the Taliban want good relations with all their neighbours.
Asked about fears that Taliban may be hostile towards India or team up with Pakistan to target the country, Stanikzai said what comes up in the media is “often wrong”. “There is no such statement or indication from our side. We want good relations with all our neighbouring countries,” he said.
The Taliban leader added that he was mindful of the long political and geographical dispute between India and Pakistan but they hoped Afghanistan would not be used in their “internal fight”.
“We hope they do not use Afghanistan in their internal fight; they have a long border, they can fight amongst themselves on the border. They should not use Afghanistan for this and we will not let any country use…