United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited India while National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf and DG ISI General Faiz Hameed from Pakistan were in Washington to discuss Afghan issue.
The visits have happened at a time when clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces have escalated as the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan enters its final phase.
Taking advantage of the situation in the war-torn country, India is taking every possible step to persuade the world that Pakistan is the epicenter of terrorism.
Terrorism has witnessed an increase in Pakistan including targeting of Chinese nationals to undermine the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as well as on security forces.
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In response, Pakistan has communicated to the world the grim Indian intentions to sabotage peace in the region.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a two-day visit to India to discuss bilateral issues including the situation in Afghanistan.
The Taliban is making advances in district centres, there are reports of them committing atrocities in Afghanistan. It’s deeply troubling. It certainly doesn’t speak well about their intention for the country. We remain engaged in Afghanistan: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pic.twitter.com/lrt2Cdy3by
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2021
US Secretary met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and criticized his government for violations of human rights.
He assured that roughly 650 US troops would remain in Afghanistan despite complete withdrawal.
Contrarily, Pakistan’s NSA Moeed Yousaf and DG ISI Lieutenant General Faiz paid a visit to Washington.
Moeed Yusuf met with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan to discuss different issues in the region including the current state of Afghan conflict.
Had a positive follow-up meeting with NSA @JakeSullivan46 today in Washington. Took stock of progress made since our Geneva meeting & discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. Agreed to sustain the momentum in Pak-US bilateral cooperation.
— Moeed W. Yusuf (@YusufMoeed) July 30, 2021
On the other hand, US NSA Jake Sullivan wrote in his tweet that in the meeting with Moeed Yousuf, they discussed the situation in the region, security issues, and a peaceful political solution in Afghanistan.
I met with Pakistan’s NSA today to consult on regional connectivity and security, and other areas of mutual cooperation. We discussed the urgent need for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan and a negotiated political settlement to the conflict.
— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) July 30, 2021
Pakistan is trying to engage the US to find a peaceful end of the issue through a negotiated political settlement as the violence in Afghanistan is likely to spur after the complete pullout of foreign forces.
The chances are that Afghanistan would plunge into another civil war after remaining occupied for nearly two decades.