Pak, Afghan and ISAF chief review security situation

Pakistan, Afghanistan and US-led ISAF have agreed to coordinate closely during the drawdown of NATO forces from the war-torn country later this year.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting at Afghan Defence Ministry in Kabul today.
Pakistan military said in a statement that the meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Afghan Chief of General Staff General Sher Muhammad Karimi and Commander of ISAF General Joseph Dunford.
"Participants reviewed the current security situation in Afghanistan," according to the statement.
Besides the transfer of security responsibility to Afghan National Security Forces in the wake of US/ISAF drawdown, enhanced bilateralism between Pakistan and Afghanistan with particular emphasis on coordination arrangements along Pakistan-Afghanistan border was also deliberated upon during the meeting.

Afghan military officials also briefed the Pakistani delegation over latest security situation in Afghanistan with special emphasis on Afghan Presidential elections.

Later, separate meetings of COAS were held with Acting Afghan President Younis Qanooni and Afghan Defence Minister General Bismillah Muhammadi.
Matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meetings.
It was the first visit of Pakistan military chief to Afghanistan where he attended the 37th tripartite meeting.