... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
Thursday expressed his desire of fighting terrorism as a "common enemy" along with the neighbours.
Bet that doesn't include massacring the Quetta Shura.
"Pakistain remains in strong solidarity with the people of Afghanistan," he told an international conference in London with President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..
and chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah.
... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
"We fully support the government's forward-looking vision," said Sharif.
"I share with President Ghani my vision of a comprehensive and enduring partnership between Pakistain and Afghanistan," he said, where terrorism would be fought as a "common enemy".
Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
, on the occasion, promised US and allied support for Afghanistan as the country's new leaders outlined reform plans, even as they struggled to bring peace while foreign combat forces withdraw.
"We have a government in Kabul that merits our confidence," Kerry said. "They can be confident of the support of the international community," he added.
The conference is not focused on new cash pledges but instead on providing a platform for Ghani and Abdullah, joined by PM Sharif and British Prime Minister
David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
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It comes after the two agreed to form a national unity government in September and as US-led foreign forces end a 13-year combat mission amid a spike in Taliban attacks against international targets in Kabul.
Ghani wants to implement a national "strategy of self-reliance", including tackling corruption, improving security and governance plus boosting exports.