Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for “freedom” for Balochistan.

“Pakistani authorities have spoken freely on Afghanistan and India, but this is the first time that the PM of India has spoken about Balochistan,” Mr. Karzai said during a visit to Delhi.

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“However I don’t think India intends to go to any proxy wars in the region as it has a tradition of peaceful coexistence. The region should not go to proxy wars,” he added.

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WATCH:Appreciate PM Modi’s statement on #Balochistan:Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai replies to question by ANIhttps://t.co/qgQcxeNqPq

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 20, 2016

PM Modi in his Independence Day speech openly came out in support of “freedom” for Balochistan and “Pakistan-occupied Kashmir” and said India will never tolerate terrorism.