Under the heading: 'Believe it when you see it"
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Posted On: 08/27/2017 12:51:48 PM
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'Believe it when you see it"
The Pakistani government, facing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to stop supporting jihadists fighting and killing American troops in Afghanistan, intends to closely collaborate with the United States to end to 16-year-old war, according to Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States.
In an interview with USA Today, Pakistani Amb. Aizaz Chaudhry noted that Islamabad would help promote peace talks between the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the Taliban terrorist group “in whatever manner it can.”
The envoy indicated that “Pakistan would use its considerable influence over the Taliban to prod the insurgent group to the negotiation table,” reports USA Today.
However, Pakistan has urged the United States to combat Islamic terrorist sanctuaries in neighboring Afghanistan. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have long accused one another of harboring jihadists.
“We would like to see effective and immediate U.S. military efforts to eliminate sanctuaries harboring terrorists and miscreants on Afghan soil, including those responsible for fomenting terror in Pakistan,” said the office of Pakistan’s temporary Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi after a meeting with civilian and military leadership.
“The statement referred not only to the Afghan Taliban, but also the loosely affiliated Pakistani Taliban that Islamabad contends uses sanctuaries inside Afghanistan to plan attacks on Pakistani soil,” notes Reuters.
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'Believe it when you see it"
The Pakistani government, facing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to stop supporting jihadists fighting and killing American troops in Afghanistan, intends to closely collaborate with the United States to end to 16-year-old war, according to Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States.
In an interview with USA Today, Pakistani Amb. Aizaz Chaudhry noted that Islamabad would help promote peace talks between the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the Taliban terrorist group “in whatever manner it can.”
The envoy indicated that “Pakistan would use its considerable influence over the Taliban to prod the insurgent group to the negotiation table,” reports USA Today.
However, Pakistan has urged the United States to combat Islamic terrorist sanctuaries in neighboring Afghanistan. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have long accused one another of harboring jihadists.
“We would like to see effective and immediate U.S. military efforts to eliminate sanctuaries harboring terrorists and miscreants on Afghan soil, including those responsible for fomenting terror in Pakistan,” said the office of Pakistan’s temporary Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi after a meeting with civilian and military leadership.
“The statement referred not only to the Afghan Taliban, but also the loosely affiliated Pakistani Taliban that Islamabad contends uses sanctuaries inside Afghanistan to plan attacks on Pakistani soil,” notes Reuters.
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