EU’s Kallas urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to de-escalate, engage in dialogue

​Kaja Kallas. (AFP/File)

The European Union’s foreign policy chief ​Kaja Kallas on Saturday called for Afghanistan and Pakistan to de-escalate and ‌engage ‌in ​dialogue ‌after ⁠a ​sharp increase in ⁠violence between the South Asian countries.
“The EU reiterates that ⁠Afghan territory ‌must not ‌be ​used ‌to threaten or ‌attack other countries and calls on the ‌Afghan de facto authorities to take effective ⁠action ⁠against all terrorist groups operating in or from Afghanistan,” Kallas said in a statement.