Washington — President Donald Trump on Monday hailed Pakistan for its help in advancing peace talks in Afghanistan, in a marked shift in tone as the US seeks an accord with the Taliban to end more than 18 years of war.
Speaking from the Oval Office alongside Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump also repeatedly warned he could end the war in a matter of days in such a way that “Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the Earth”, but preferred dialogue...
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