Washington, Aug.24 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan of playing a double-game of supporting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban even as it continues to ask for more help from the international community to weed out the terror menace, a top Afghan official has urged the United States to re-evaluate its partnership with Islamabad.
In his column for the Washington Post, Afghanistan's National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta said the Obama administration's decision to continue to align with Pakistan in the 'war on terror' has been a "strategic failure".
"US-led troops are deployed with a mission to fight extremist groups, but the task "has been compounded by another strategic failure: the mistaken embrace of 'strategic partners' who have, in fact, been nurturing terrorism," Spanta wrote.
However, the US brushed aside Spanta's remarks, saying that it believes that the extremist threat on both sides of the Afghan border could be dealt with effectively jointly.
Addressing a regular briefing here, assistant US secretary of state for public affairs, Philip Crowley, said the White House is satisfied with efforts that Pakistan has taken to counter the threat and would continue to support that country.
"We have encouraged Pakistan to take decisive action to deal with the threat within its borders. We are satisfied with the steps that Pakistan has taken thus far. And obviously, the offensive that Pakistan has started needs to continue," Crowley said. (ANI)
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