Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed on Thursday the appointment of a woman as Speaker of Pakistan's new parliament for the first time in the neighbouring Muslim country's 60-year history, his office said.
"Hamid Karzai congratulates the election of Mirza to head Pakistan's parliament and wishes under her leadership Pakistan's parliament will achieve further successes," a statement from Karzai's office said.
Afghanistan and Pakistan, two top US allies in its "war on terror," have accused each other of not doing enough to fight extremist violence plaguing both nations. US Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that Pakistan's new government had a duty to battle extremists and that he was confident they would do so.
"I expect they'll be good and effective friends and allies of the United States, just as the previous government has been," Cheney told a joint news conference with Karzai during a surprise visit.
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