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Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White, while briefing the media on Thursday, said that Pakistan can do more about regional security.
White was answering a question regarding Afghan allegations that Pakistan is behind the strikes in their country.
"We believe that Pakistan can certainly do more with respect to regional security," she said.
White added: "It can certainly do more with respect to security within Afghanistan, and we would look to them and hope that they would both [Pakistan and Afghanistan] help, because they are both victims of terrorism and they've also sponsored terrorism."
"So we look to Pakistan to create more opportunities to secure the region."
When asked about the recent remarks by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif about non-state actors' alleged involvement in Mumbai attacks, the Pentagon spokesperson said: "Again, this is an inflection point for Pakistan. Pakistan has decisions to make, and we hope that they will be a partner in safeguarding the region."
Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the US hit a new low recently when the latter imposed travel restrictions on Pakistani diplomats which were reciprocated by the former.
Palestine-Israel conflict
The Pentagon spokesperson was also asked about the massacre of 60 Palestinians following the United States Embassy's inauguration in Jerusalem on Monday. "Israel has the right of self-defense and it has the right to protect its border," said White, adding that the US was monitoring the situation.
"We'll continue to keep a sharp eye on the situation as well as our embassies around the world."
When asked if she could justify the civilian casualties on Gaza border, White repeated that the US is going to continue to monitor the situation, reiterating "Israel has the right of self-defense".
Israel has faced international condemnation following the killing of the unarmed Palestinians. Washington, however, blocked the call for a UN investigation into the incident, further emboldening Israeli expansionism and rendering the Middle East situation more explosive.
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May 18, 2018 05:21pm
Just admit that you’ve failed miserably in Afghanistan and losing more and more territory to Afghan Taliban
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May 18, 2018 05:22pm
United States by far has caused the most innocent deaths from Korea to Vietnam to Latin America to Africa and to the Middle East. Now please tell us. Who is the biggest terrorist?
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May 18, 2018 05:25pm
USA is the biggest sponsor of Terrorism, Who blocked the Sanction bid at UN on Taliban Leader Khursani.................
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May 18, 2018 05:25pm
@BhaRAT
Yes US lost in Afghanistan..
is Pakistan winning?
How this is relevant to this article?
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May 18, 2018 05:29pm
While US is only the sponsor
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May 18, 2018 05:33pm
Nonsense,how can one be the victim and the perpetrator ? Makes no sense,just as it doesn't as to why the US/Nato forces still in Afghanistan ?.
The truth is that it was after the US led invasion of Afghanistan that terrorism spread within both the countries.The US should stop blaming others for their failures and should get out of Afghanistan,doing so peace will automatically return back within the region.
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May 18, 2018 05:39pm
US is the biggest sponsor of Terrorism.
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May 18, 2018 05:45pm
For USA fake and exaggerated security of Israe means, massacre of defenceless Palestinians.
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May 18, 2018 05:45pm
This is our region, not the front or backyard of outsiders, and we can take care of this...
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May 18, 2018 05:45pm
USA is the biggest sponsor of terrorism, america is the one who fund all the terrorism around the world.
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May 18, 2018 05:57pm
16 years of failure, still looking for a scapegoat!
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May 18, 2018 06:04pm
@BhaRAT "Just admit that you’ve failed miserably in Afghanistan and losing more and more territory to Afghan Taliban"
... and how would that help Pakistan..?
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May 18, 2018 06:04pm
Americans are the biggest sponsors of terrorism in the world. Invading Iraq on fake made up WMDs and terrorising an entire nation is the worst form of terrorism in the world. Syria is because of direct US actions and Libya the most successful nation in Africa has been destoyed.
Americans ignore their own war crimes and believe they are the last best hope for mankind. Pakistan’s future is with China, Russia and Iran: the emerging Eur-Asian block. Americans do not belong to the Muslim world- so go home!!!
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May 18, 2018 06:04pm
Double standards and shameful USA policies, Muslims need to leave UN and USA for good both have failed miserably
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May 18, 2018 06:13pm
Every such statement from the White House proves repeated Amercian failures on a massive scale in Afghanistan. Americans are poised for even a more humiliating exit from Afghanistan than they faced in Vietnam.
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May 18, 2018 06:16pm
@Malatesh We’re definitely winning our war on terror within our own country
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May 18, 2018 06:27pm
American biggest sponsor of Terror across the world. The simple plain fact, which the world knows. They created Taliban, ISIS, puppets of Middle east etc., The African American lady should also help raise standard of living of poor black people in America, while she is in the white house it would help if she talk about that staring from Tuskegee experiment.
IndoPak Blood Brothers 4 Life!
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May 18, 2018 06:31pm
Nations need to start standing up against USA. They are the biggest sponsors of terrorism in the world and danger to world peace. The standard line 'Israel has the right to defend itself' is used by all European Nations and any time any politician in the west is asked to speak on Israel they start with this line. BUT what about the Palestinians why don't they start with the line that Israel is an occupation force and the Palestinians have the right to defend them self. Which is the legal position.
The fact of the matter is that the Israelis and the Christian Zionists want to remove all Palestinians from Palestine whether it's by driving them off to refugee camps or killing them.
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May 18, 2018 06:32pm
The US military after 16 years and wasting over a trillion dollars has "failed" in Afghanistan, therefore blames Pakistan for sending terrorists to cross into Afghanistan? This is absolute nonsense. Pakistan has been a victim of Indian-sponsored terrorists based in Afghanistan crossing into Pakistan. Over 70,000 men, women and children have been killed in Pakistan due to terrorism. No country in the world has suffered more.
Pakistan therefore, wants to build the security fence along Pak-Afghan border so no terrorists could cross it. The US should have welcomed it and even paid the few hundred million dollars needed for it, very small price for achieving peace. The US has so far not helped, so Pakistan is building the fence, which confirms Pakistan wants an end to terrorists crossing the open mountainous border.
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May 18, 2018 06:35pm
Today, Nawaz Sharif must be happy. This is what he wants to hear. He has contributed massively in developing this perception during his tenure.
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May 18, 2018 06:44pm
Do More, Do More decisions. US is haunting us like a zombie.
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May 18, 2018 06:50pm
US render Israel chances to massacre more innocent people.The massacre of 60 innocent people including infants and journalists is UN violation and ostensible terrorism.US is merely busy in the dirty game of killing innocent and armless people on the fabricated allegations.The attitude of US towards global peace and reconciliation is ferociously deplorable
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May 18, 2018 07:08pm
Pakistan has done more than what it was supposed to do. Now it is your, US, turn to do something good for the region beside killing people.
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May 18, 2018 07:09pm
2 faced Americans.
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May 18, 2018 07:13pm
@BhaRAT ..."We’re definitely winning our war on terror within our own country.."
So says who? You? Don't make me laugh.
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May 18, 2018 07:16pm
Why they are not telling that both Pakistan and Afghanistan are victim of terrorism because of them......
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May 18, 2018 07:25pm
Israel has no declared borders. What border are they defending?
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May 18, 2018 07:25pm
no more Pakistan are not your slave
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May 18, 2018 07:26pm
US should stop this do more ranting. Enough is enough.
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May 18, 2018 07:43pm
USA is jealous of cpec
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May 18, 2018 07:46pm
@Malatesh: obviously you don’t understand this issue. It’s not the matter if Pakistan is winning or not, the main issue here is that all was normal in Pakistan until US decided to get into Afghanistan and since then we are dragged into this war where we had nothing to do. And now when US is unable to win here, they need to find someone to blame. And who could be an easier target for YS to blame other than Pakistan.
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May 18, 2018 07:48pm
Almost doesn't count.
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May 18, 2018 07:54pm
First step... Keep Indians out of Afghanistan!
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May 18, 2018 08:20pm
@Malatesh - "Yes US lost in Afghanistan...How this is relevant to this article?"
If you remember USA is the sole creator of chaos in our region; first they wanted to contain Russia and now China. It is USA who used proxies, used weaker nations as their jumping-pads.
Now that they have failed to achieve their objectives, they are looking for a scapegoat here just to satisfy their audience. This is what that drives them to repeatedly blame Pakistan on every forum (paid comments included).They repeatedly claim that we are not doing enough and they will continue to do so till their ego remains inflated.
Pakistan has successfully prevented itself from turning into Iraq and Syria. That is a huge win for a developing country which does not match to the military prowess of a country like USA. So it is USA who has to admit that the current regional insecurity is their doing and everyone knows Russia and China will never let them succeed in getting a stronghold here.
Pentagon should stop making us a scapegoat !
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May 18, 2018 08:22pm
The decision by the U.S. not to hand over the militant Afghan war leader Khalid Khurasani, who is responsible for the most heinous crime of murdering more than 140 students in the Army Public School in Peshawar, goes to show to the world how serious it is in bringing the conflict in the region to an end. The continuous hype of asking Pakistan to do more while at the same time avoiding to 'do more' on its part, just goes on to show their seriousness into bringing peace to the region. Any one who thinks that the U.S. is interested in bringing peace to the conflict zone today should study the doings by that country during the past fifteen years. Any one with an unbiased mind is sure to arrive at the conclusion that the world only super power is the least interested in building a peaceful environment in the region, which would make the region less dependent upon it, and that is something which the super power thinks is against its interests. So the countries in the area have to carry on the task of doing more and murdering and damaging each others infrastructures without any thoughts of the consequences.
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May 18, 2018 08:25pm
The one who says do more should do more first.
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May 18, 2018 08:31pm
Why does Pakistan need to do more ? What is the reason for Pakistan to do more ? US & NATO failures in Afghanistan are heaped on Pakistan shamelessly. All the big contracts in Afghanistan are being given to India, why shouldn't India do more.
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May 18, 2018 08:36pm
Do these people know any other words than "do more" ???
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May 18, 2018 08:36pm
Most here are blaming US for everything. This is same US whom you were hailing in last 60-65 years out of your 70 years existence. You were willing partner with US to support Taliban during Soviet era. Your almost 90% arms were provided by US and many of them free of charge. It was the US who threatened India on your behalf in 1971 too. So, please look into mirror.
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May 18, 2018 08:48pm
America is signalling pakistan on daily basis. Now its pakistan who has to take American warnings seriously or just ignore it. Whatever will be the consequences, later dont blame it on Americans. Because u will be responsible for whatever decisions u are taking.
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May 18, 2018 09:10pm
And USA to do lot more ...
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May 18, 2018 09:11pm
America must clean its own house of the filth it's helping create and stir around the world. It has been messing around everywhere and then blames others for their inabilities
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May 18, 2018 09:16pm
Supporting massacre of nonbelligerents is the worst kind of terrorism!!!
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May 18, 2018 09:23pm
Yes offcourse, as the IS has already done it's part by safeguarding Khurasani in Afghanistan and establishing its embassy in Jerusalem.
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May 18, 2018 09:26pm
With racist Donald Trump at the helm in the White House, it's the other way around, i.e. U.S.has to do more.
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May 18, 2018 09:34pm
@Malatesh history tells us wherever US lost and vacated the peace has returned. Vietnam is the example.
Loss of US will bring more chances of peace in the region.
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May 18, 2018 09:47pm
This is your mass US. You clean. We did in our country. Now do whatever you want to do in AFghanistan. Dont think to look on us and our land.
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May 18, 2018 09:49pm
@GHALIBJEEE Oh Ya what about China who blocked the UN declared terrorist
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May 18, 2018 10:47pm
What have you done in Afghanistan in so many years. Pakistan is actually suffering because you have no control over most of the Afghanistan.
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May 18, 2018 11:13pm
I love it when the US lectures other countries to put their house in order. Perhaps, a little self-reflection on its own actions in the past 6 decades?
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May 18, 2018 11:17pm
Unfortunately, all the decisions made by America in the five decades have the cause of all destruction and mayhem from Vietnam to Somalia to Iraq to Libya to Afghanistan, just to mention a few.
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May 18, 2018 11:50pm
And Pakistan is making decisions which many don't like. So, let Pakistan do its job the way it feels appropriate and Pakistan will not take dictations anymore.
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May 18, 2018 11:54pm
Does anyone even care what the US thinks anymore?
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May 19, 2018 12:17am
How about America shuts up and stops playing world police! Mind your own business.
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May 19, 2018 12:41am
This is US itself who made Taliban and now is afraid of it's own creation
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May 19, 2018 12:43am
America needs to do more to protect innocent Afghanistanis. They have defacto rullled that country for 16 years and need to explain why the mightiest military machine on the planet can not find and kill a few thousand terrorists in Afghanistan.
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May 19, 2018 12:48am
Shouldn't this question should be directed towards the USA?
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May 19, 2018 12:54am
Arrogance of power. Americans will never accept their own faults and will continue to blame other's for their own mistakes.
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May 19, 2018 01:18am
Stop putting your blame on Pakistan and handle your own affairs. Pakistan should take care of its national interest first. The US foreign policy and presence in most foreign countries almost always ends in failure and they cannot be trusted anymore.
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May 19, 2018 03:40am
We have decided that US is our enemy. Read it and get the message America!
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May 19, 2018 04:42am
Basically it is not Pakistan`s war.Pakistan should secure its borders by erecting a fence,send all Afghan refugees back and monitor its border strictly.It is not a secret as to who is supplying arms to Taliban(Russia and India).USA should fight its war on its own and do more in Afghanistan.Pakistan has already paid a price and continues to suffer economic and human losses.So enough is enough.It is time Afghan government wakes up to its responsibilities and stops blaming Pakistan for every debacle it suffers.
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May 19, 2018 04:55am
Kubushan yadev an Indian navy commander sits in Pakistani jail, sent to carry out terrorism by India and you have audacity to ask Pakistan to do more. Kashmiri children are dying daily by Indian occupation forces in IOK and US says nothing. You have forfeted your right to be super power anymore. Get lost.
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May 19, 2018 04:55am
@GHALIBJEEE good point.
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May 19, 2018 07:09am
The right decision is to terminate ALL war led co-operation and shoot down drones. Pakistan has done enough and Pakistan has lost enough: NO MORE !!!
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May 19, 2018 08:16am
Without USA, more than 5 million people would have been alive.
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May 19, 2018 08:38am
PAKISTAN can definitely do more, however, it need resources that too with full commitment and with latest technology laden weapons system, and your following it through until the end of winning this war in Afghanistan. That’s how you can win the war in Afghanistan like you did win it before against Russia. And that too was because of Pakistan. Now give your full commitment and infinitely abounding resources, and PAKISTAN will do more, that’s my promise and commitment. Come forward and deliver what Pakistan needs! Will you or will you not?
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May 20, 2018 12:15am
I dont agree with everything that Pentagon says but let me add this, our governments are not honest with our own people, how can they be fair with you.
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