And if our best efforts fail, the President (Trump) is prepared to take whatever steps are necessary. "The war in Afghanistan , where Pakistan was accorded the status of a major non-NATO ally, has been expensive for the US both in terms of blood and treasure. The total number of people killed since the US led war against terror began in October 2001 has crossed 370,000 and the number displaced is upwards of 800,000. It is difficult to be optimistic.Three high-level political visits in end September frame the intractable nature of the Afghan war. Whether President Trump will be able to cut the Gordian knot remains moot.(C.

Source: Economic Times October 07, 2017 07:47 UTC