{"id":77175,"date":"2018-01-16T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=77175"},"modified":"2018-01-16T10:59:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:59:52","slug":"dunford-not-giving-up-on-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=77175","title":{"rendered":"Dunford ‘not giving up’ on Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Reuters<\/a>, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford claims that he still has hope that Pakistan can commit to the war against terror within their own borders;<\/p>\n

The United States has long blamed militant safe-havens in Pakistan for prolonging the war in neighboring Afghanistan, giving insurgents, including from the Haqqani network, a place to plot attacks and rebuild their forces.<\/p>\n

Still, Pakistan is a crucial gateway for U.S. military supplies destined for U.S. and other troops fighting a 16-year-old war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s administration, frustrated over Pakistan’s failure to do more to combat militants, announced a plan to suspend up to roughly $2 billion in U.S. security assistance.<\/p>\n

That triggered outcry in Islamabad. Pakistan’s military said its army chief told U.S. General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, that Pakistan “felt betrayed” by U.S. criticism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dunsford and Mattis are continuing to talk to the Pakistan military about their commitment.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Stars & Stripes<\/a> reports that the Afghan province of Logar has awarded President Trump a medal for his tough talk to Pakistan;<\/p>\n

Community members from tribal leaders down to cobblers chipped in 45,000 afghanis, or about $650, to pay for the handcrafted gold medallion, which was presented to the U.S. Embassy on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It carries an inscription in Dari, which reads: \u201cFor bravery, from the Afghan people to Donald Trump, president of the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

The medal was awarded less than two weeks after Trump, in his first tweet of 2018, accused Islamabad of accepting $33 billion in aid since 2002, while giving \u201cnothing but lies & deceit\u201d in return. Days later, the White House said it would hold back $2 billion in military support until Islamabad did more to fight terrorism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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