Afghanistan, Pakistan and the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) formally opened a Joint Intelligence Operations Center in Afghan capital Kabul Thursday to coordinate their operations against insurgents.

Staffed by six officers from the Afghan army, six officers from Pakistani and 12 others from NATO troops, the center was set up in ISAF's Headquarters here.

The staff of the newly established joint intelligence hub will work together to develop intelligence assessments and militants' movement along the border in order to support planning and operations of the trio against militants.

This organization will enable Afghanistan, ISAF and Pakistan to do even more efficiently, top ISAF commander Lt. Gen. David Richards told newsmen after cutting the ribbon and opening the joint intelligence center.

The office has been opened in the wake of trading accusation between Afghanistan and Pakistan as Kabul believes that Taliban militants enjoy Pakistan's support while Islamabad terms such allegations baseless and rejects.

We share a lot of intelligence all the time and that will continue here with renewed energy, Richards said.

Source: Xinhua