Tuesday, August 22, 2017

President Trump Points A Finger At Pakistan For Not Putting Pressure On Islamist Militants



Reuters: U.S. puts more pressure on Pakistan to help with Afghan war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States put more pressure on Pakistan on Tuesday to help it with the war in Afghanistan, suggesting it could downgrade Islamabad's status as a major non-NATO ally if it does not crack down on Islamist militants.

A day after President Donald Trump singled out Pakistan for harboring Afghan Taliban insurgents and other militants, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington's relationship with Pakistan would depend on its help against terrorism.

"We are going to be conditioning our support for Pakistan and our relationship with them on them delivering results in this area," Tillerson told reporters.

U.S. officials are frustrated by what they term Pakistan's unwillingness to act against groups such as the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. Pakistan denies that it harbors militants fighting U.S. and Afghan government forces in Afghanistan.

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