RAWALPINDI: Afghan leadership has invited Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to visit Afghanistan, said ISPR Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor in a statement posted on Twitter on Saturday. He said the army chief conveyed wishes on telephone to the Afghan civil and military leadership for the new year and pledged to work for peace in the region. “COAS called Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and Army Chief…
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ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be an ice-breaking move after months of tensions, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa telephoned Afghanistan’s top political and military leadership on new year’s eve, pledging to work for peace in the region. His maiden telephone interaction with Afghanistan’s president, chief executive and army chief is seen as the latest push by Pakistan to mend its ties with Kabul that in recent months have been strained by a growing trust…