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Afghanistan was admitted on tuesday as the eighth member of the south asian association for regional joint operation (saarc) with president hamid karzai, in his flamboyant green cape, being warmly greeted by the leaders of other countries. A declaration was adopted with acclamation by the other seven
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Members – india, pakistan, bangladesh, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan and the maldives – welcoming the “islamic republic of afghanistan” into the “saarc fraternity”.
Karzai used to be greeted individually by the other leaders, with pakistan prime minister shaukat aziz noticeably embracing him.
Just before departing to new delhi, karzai made a scathing attack on pakistan’s advertisement of terrorism in his country alleging that islamabad was the source, funding, trainer and sanctuary of the taliban and its leaders.
“if we had better joint operation from pakistan, a smashing many of these cross-border crossings would stop,” karzai told the new york times. Pakistan angrily denied the charges.
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