Ignoring elephant in the room too longThe US cannot win the war in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s support. Washington also depends on Islamabad for transporting weapons through air flight and sending vital provisions for allied troops through Pakistan’s road network. The Trump administration needs to realise that giving India a role in the settlement of the Afghan question can only increase distrust in Pakistan. Shifting blame for the US troops’ failures, or Afghan government’s shortcomings, onto Pakistan won’t help either. This said, it has taken Pakistan’s civil and military leadership too long to realise that sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council have to be implemented by every responsible country.

Source: Pakistan Today January 24, 2018 03:11 UTC