White House Spokes­person Sarah Sander­s says Kabul attack streng­thened the resolv­e of the US to suppor­t Afghan forces­Washington has urged Pakistan to arrest or expel Taliban from its territory and prevent them from using Pakistani soil to support its operation. The US reaction comes after a deadly assault on the Hotel Intercontinental in the Afghan capital Kabul at the weekend killed scores of people including foreigners. “We call on Pakistan to immediately arrest or expel the Taliban’s leaders and prevent the group from using Pakistani territory to support its operations,” Sanders said. We reject the knee jerk allegations by some Afghan circles to point the finger at Pakistan for the terrorist attack on intercontinental hotel in Kabul. He said the government and the people of Pakistan express solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan over this dastardly terrorist attack.

Source: The Express Tribune January 23, 2018 05:32 UTC