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Trump wants Pakistan to help 'extricate' US from Afghanistan

2019-07-23 09:12:53       source:aljazeera

July 23, 2019 


US President Donald Trump has voiced optimism that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could help broker a political settlement to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan and held out the possibility of restoring aid to Islamabad.


"I think Pakistan is going to help us out to extricate ourselves," Trump said, with Khan sitting next to him at the start of a White House meeting on Monday.


Trump spoke of possibly restoring $1.3bn in American aid that he had cut last year, depending upon the results of the meeting. He also offered to mediate in the Kashmirdispute between Pakistan and India.


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