ISLAMABAD: ( WNAM REPORT ): US President Donald Trump vowed on Sunday to “get the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan resolved very quickly,” expressing his confidence that peace could be restored to the region very soon. Speaking to reporters during his visit to Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN Summit, Trump described Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir as “great people”.
Trump said the situation between the two neighbouring countries was among the few remaining conflicts his administration was determined to resolve swiftly. He noted that his government had already “ended eight wars in eight months,” adding that only one the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict remained to be settled.
“But I’ll get that solved very quickly,” Trump said. “I know them both. The Pakistan, the field marshal and the prime minister are great people. And I have no doubt we’re going to get that done quickly.”
He called it a moral duty if it meant saving lives. “If I can take time and save millions of lives, that’s really a great thing. I can’t think of anything better to do,” he said, stressing that no other president had matched his record of resolving wars. Trump’s remarks came amid renewed border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Currently, delegations from both countries are holding further discussions in Istanbul to consolidate the truce. The US has been quietly watching the mediation process, seeking to prevent an escalation that could destabilise the region further.
