China plays significant role in Afghan peace process: former president

Coming down heavily on Pakistan for supporting Islamic State (IS), former Afghan president Hamid Karzai today said terrorists cannot be divided into categories of acceptable or not-acceptable as they are all bad. 
 
&quot;When they cause harm to people, to citizens, to society, they are bad and this is how you should treat them,&quot; he told ANI. 
 
Karzai, who was the president of Afghanistan from 2001-2014, also agreed with the fact that Pakistan was supporting the IS. 
 
&quot;We have no doubt about that. We have evidence, information coming to us from our population that deals the case,&quot; he said. 
 
When asked whether the Indian military has any role in Afghanistan, he said, &quot;I see a great role for India in Afghanistan. India has already been at the forefront of Afghanistan and to Afghanistan people in infrastructure, education, development, building of institutions of democracy and all of that.&quot;&nbsp; 
 
Karzai backs Modi on Balochistan remark 
 
Earlier on Saturday, he expressed appreciation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on &quot;freedom&quot; for Balochistan in his Independence Day speech. 
 
Baloch people have been fighting the Pakistani state to attain independence for Balochistan province from Pakistan. 
 
While addressing a press conference in the Indian capital New Delhi, Karzai expressed empathy with the people of Balochistan and said Modi&#39;s remarks are understandable. 
 
&quot;The issue of Balochis and their rights and need for them to have peace is something that we commiserate, we understand the remarks of the Prime Minister of India. We wish Balochistan and its people very well. We wish all other regions in Pakistan very very well. We wish security and prosperity for that region and for all other regions in this part of the world. In other words, we understand the remarks of Prime Minister Modi and I appreciate it,&quot; said Karzai. 
 
Baloch people living in Europe had also hailed Modi after his speech. 
 
However, Pakistan lashed out at India post his remarks, saying he had further strained ties between the two countries. Modi&#39;s comments also gave rise to a spate of protests across the province. 
 
According to human rights groups, a large number of political activists, students and intellectuals are victims of enforced disappearances in Balochistan allegedly by the army and spy agencies. 
 
Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, is Pakistan&#39;s poorest and most thinly populated province. 
 
It is also home to Taliban insurgents, drug smugglers, kidnapping rings, sectarian militants, and government-backed paramilitary death squads. 
 
(Agencies)&nbsp;

They're all bad, he says, comes down heavily on Pakistan for supporting Islamic State

Coming down heavily on Pakistan for supporting Islamic State (IS), former Afghan president Hamid Karzai today said terrorists cannot be divided into categories of acceptable or not-acceptable as they are all bad. "When they cause harm to people, to citizens, to society, they are bad and this is how you should treat them," he told ANI. Karzai, who was the president of Afghanistan from 2001-2014, also agreed with the fact that Pakistan was supporting the IS. "We have no doubt about that. We have evidence, information coming to us from our population that deals the case," he said. When asked whether the Indian military has any role in Afghanistan, he said, "I see a great role for India in Afghanistan. India has already been at the forefront of Afghanistan and to Afghanistan people in infrastructure, education, development, building of institutions of democracy and all of that." Karzai backs Modi on Balochistan remark Earlier on Saturday, he expressed appreciation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on "freedom" for Balochistan in his Independence Day speech. Baloch people have been fighting the Pakistani state to attain independence for Balochistan province from Pakistan. While addressing a press conference in the Indian capital New Delhi, Karzai expressed empathy with the people of Balochistan and said Modi's remarks are understandable. "The issue of Balochis and their rights and need for them to have peace is something that we commiserate, we understand the remarks of the Prime Minister of India. We wish Balochistan and its people very well. We wish all other regions in Pakistan very very well. We wish security and prosperity for that region and for all other regions in this part of the world. In other words, we understand the remarks of Prime Minister Modi and I appreciate it," said Karzai. Baloch people living in Europe had also hailed Modi after his speech. However, Pakistan lashed out at India post his remarks, saying he had further strained ties between the two countries. Modi's comments also gave rise to a spate of protests across the province. According to human rights groups, a large number of political activists, students and intellectuals are victims of enforced disappearances in Balochistan allegedly by the army and spy agencies. Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, is Pakistan's poorest and most thinly populated province. It is also home to Taliban insurgents, drug smugglers, kidnapping rings, sectarian militants, and government-backed paramilitary death squads. (Agencies)

Terrorists cannot be divided into categories of acceptable, non-acceptable: Karzai

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China plays significant role in Afghan peace process: former president

Terrorists cannot be divided into categories of acceptable, non-acceptable: Karzai