An American senator has thanked Pakistan and other countries that supported evacuations of US and other nationals from Afghanistan during a conversation with Pakistani Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan on Monday. “Also thankful to Qatar, UAE, Pakistan, Kuwait & many others supporting evacuation efforts.”In his tweet, Ambassador Khan said he briefed Senator Hollen on Pakistan’s support for the evacuations and shared Islamabad’s perspective on the urgency of securing an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan. “[I] shared Pakistan’s perspective on the urgency of securing an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan,” he added. “Any sustainable solution in Afghanistan must include Pakistan,” the US senator had said on Twitter, calling the region “very complicated” and the current period “dangerous”. The foreign minister had stressed the importance of an “inclusive political settlement as the best way forward” in Afghanistan and the need for the US to continue economic engagement with Afghanistan.

Source: Pakistan Today August 31, 2021 12:11 UTC