How does Pakistan view the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan?

 

 

US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year. Pakistan is also closely monitoring this development. Pakistan is one of the countries that could be most affected by this decision.

 

Pakistan says the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan must be linked to the peace process

 

Islamabad has played a key role in facilitating the Afghan peace process and welcomed the US announcement, saying that Pakistan supports the principled decision in which the military, in cooperation with its stakeholders in Afghanistan, The evacuation will be done responsibly.

 

Pakistan hopes the United States will convince Afghan leaders how a political solution is possible in the country.