Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off the plane, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (Source: AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off the plane, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The United States, Trump argued, could not countenance “safe havens that enable terrorists to threaten America”. In addition to the United States’ estimated 15,000 troops, the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police have 352,000 to guard a 652,864 sq km nation. From 1999 onwards, the United States has pushed General Pervez Musharraf’s regime to de-escalate tensions with India.

Source: Indian Express October 24, 2017 10:07 UTC