WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has weighed in on the escalating army tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime, saying Islamabad is dealing with the state of affairs “terrifically effectively” and he is not going to intervene within the battle. ARY Information reported
Chatting with reporters earlier than heading to Texas, Trump was requested whether or not anybody had requested him to intervene.
Trump replied, “Nicely, I’d, however I get together with Pakistan, as you realize, very effectively, very effectively.
In remarks, Trump additionally praised Pakistan’s management, expressing respect for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Military Chief Normal Asim Munir.
“You could have an amazing Prime Minister. You could have an amazing Normal there. You could have an amazing chief. I believe two of the folks that I actually respect. I believe that Pakistan is doing terrifically effectively.”
He stated the US would depart the matter within the arms of the international locations concerned, emphasizing Washington’s choice to not take a direct function within the dispute.
The feedback come amid a pointy escalation in hostilities alongside the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the place Pakistani forces have launched Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq in response to unprovoked assaults by the Taliban-led authorities in Kabul.
Pakistani army officers say the operation has inflicted heavy losses on Taliban fighters and focused militant infrastructure in a number of Afghan provinces.
