Latest in: US-Pakistan-Afghanistan
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Why alienating Pakistan shouldn’t be U.S. strategy
Just when it appeared that the United States and Pakistan were working earnestly toward Afghan reconciliation as a means to bringing America’s longest war to an end, President Donald Trump made blistering new allegations against Islamabad....November 20, 2018 1039 0 -
Pakistan reacts to Trump’s charges, recounting its counterterror role, sacrifices, economic losses
Pakistan has reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s allegations that the South Asian country does nothing for the United States in return for billions of dollars in aid given to it. Prime Minister Imran Khan, in...November 19, 2018 833 2 -
U.S. expects Pakistan will not provide safe harbor to terrorists
Secretary of Sate Mike Pompeo says the United States expects Pakistan not to provide safe harbor to terrorists on its western border with Afghanistan and that the South Asian country would be held accountable if it...October 24, 2018 626 0 -
Pakistan’s support vital to success of South Asian strategy, Afghan stability – U.S. General
Photo: U.S. Army/Wikimedia President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. commander of forces in Afghanistan has described Pakistan’s cooperation as vital to the success of America’s South Asian strategy, while also demanding that Islamabad do...June 20, 2018 1584 0 -
U.S. drone kills notorious Pakistani militant Fazlullah in Afghanistan’s Kunar province
An MQ 9 Reaper Drone, Image Credit: US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons Mullah Fazlullah, the notorious head of terrorist group TTP, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike on his sanctuary in Kunar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry...June 15, 2018 1298 0 -
Washington conference to explore Pakistan’s potential, perils and place in the world
Pakistan’s vast economic potential and regional and internal perils will be part of the discussion as some of the top Pakistani and American experts analyze the South Asian country seven decades after its inception. In a...April 11, 2018 2600 0 -
U.S., Pakistan reach understanding on fighting terrorists threatening both Pakistan and Afghanistan
A file photo from January 15, 2018 meeting between Foreign Secretary Janjua and U.S. official Wells Credit: Foreign Ministry The United States and Pakistan have resolved to act against all militant groups that target Pakistan and...March 29, 2018 891 0 -
U.S. official Alice Wells in Pakistan for counterterrorism talks
A senior official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday as Washington seeks Pakistan’s strong action against Afghan militants amid reports that the Trump Administration may be...March 28, 2018 1360 0 -
Thawing US-Pakistan relations raise Afghan peace hopes
The downslide in U.S.-Pakistan relations that began with President Donald Trump’s Twitter tirade against Islamabad, seems to have stopped, or at least halted. Washington and Islamabad have taken the route of constructive diplomacy with exchange visits...March 18, 2018 1003 0 -
A China-Pakistan corridor of opportunity for all
Gwadar deep seaport, Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons A century ago, the people of North and Latin American continents had no road links. They had to travel even to the neighboring countries by sea. But the construction of...March 17, 2018 1468 0
