Islamabad: Three-Day Conference on Peace in Afghanistan, which must be held by Pakistan from Saturday, has been postponed until Eid al-Fitr al-Adha, officials said on Friday, in the midst of rising violence in the country and trade in torn thorns.
Kabul and Islamabad for alleged suspected Taliban militants.
The conference was originally scheduled from 17 to 19 July in Islamabad and must be attended by a number of high-ranking Afghan leaders.
Taliban leaders are not invited.
“Afghan Peace Conference scheduled to be held in Islamabad from 17-19 July 2021 has been postponed until after Eid al-Adha.
The new date of the conference will be announced later,” Pakistan’s foreign office said in a short statement.
This year Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on July 21.
Cancellation was announced as an overseas office in another statement rejected the statement made by Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh that the Pakistani Air Force provided air support to the Taliban militants on the border of the Chaman area and Spin Boldak Spin.
The fierce battle has been going on for the past few days between Afghan and Taliban forces in Boldak Town of Kandahar spin.
Taliban militants have won dozens of districts in recent weeks and are now considered to control themselves a third of the country, ahead of the full withdrawal of US and West troops from Afghanistan on September 11.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, spoke at a conference at Uzbekistan C apital Tashkent on Friday, attacking the Pakistani government, said Islamabad triggered violence in Afghanistan.
Ghani said more than 10,000 jihad fighters had crossed from Pakistan to his country last month.
Furthermore, Ghani said the Taliban guerrillas were treated at Pakistani hospital after clashes with Afghan forces.
Previously on Thursday, Vice President of Afghanistan Saleh had tweeted: “The Pakistani Air Force has issued an official warning to the Afghan Army and the air force that moves to expel the Taliban from the Spin Boldak area to be faced and rejected by the Pakistani Air Force.
Pak Air Force now provides close air support for the Taliban in certain areas.
“Pakistan’s foreign office categorically denied the allegations.
“We are still committed to peace in Afghanistan and will continue to try towards the end regardless of the detractors,” said FO on Friday.
Pakistan announced the cancellation of the Afghan peace conference in the midst of support for the Taliban
