Terrorist Safe Havens, Sanctuaries Must Be Dismantled For Enduring Peace In Afghanistan: India

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also pressed for a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan to ensure immediate reduction in violence and protection of civilian lives.

India said on Tuesday that terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted for enduring peace in Afghanistan as it called for zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including cross-border attacks. During a UN Security Council debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also pressed for a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in the war-torn nation to ensure immediate reduction in violence and protection of civilian lives. "For enduring peace in Afghanistan, terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted. There needs to be zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including its cross-border one," he said in an apparent reference to Pakistan. "It is equally important to ensure that the territory of Afghanistan is not used by terrorist groups to threaten or attack any other country. Those providing material and financial support to terrorist entities must be held accountable," he added.