Trump didn’t blame Pakistan for failure in Afghanistan, says David Hale

Islamabad: United States ambassador to Pakistan David Hale said that President Donald Trump did not blame Pakistan for failure in Afghanistan. In a meeting with national security advisor Nasser Khan Janjua here last night, Mr Hale discussed the new US strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia announced by President Trump.   

Mr Hale said that the media had generally taken the policy piece by piece instead of interpreting it as a whole. He clarified that it was also wrong to assume that the policy recommended a purely military solution or that engagement with Pakistan had been ruled out, he added.

Military strategy, he said, was just one piece of the policy which espoused a political solution.