President of the United States Donald Trump He appears to have made his stance on the conflicts in Pakistan and Afghanistan clear, with clues lying in his past speeches. Turning to tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Trump said he was “getting along great” with Pakistan and praised the prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Asim Munir ——Many people think this is a clear diplomatic tendency.“Well, I do, but as you know, I get along very well with Pakistan. Very, very good. You’ve got a great prime minister. You’ve got a great general there. You’ve got a great leader. Two people who I think I respect very much, and I think Pakistan is doing a very good job, you know,” Trump said in response to reporters. This is not the first time Trump has praised Pakistan. He earlier called the prime minister and army chief “great” and “incredible”. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated dramatically, with the two armies now directly involved and launching attacks against each other.Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated into open conflict on February 26 after cross-border fighting broke out in several border provinces. according to Taliban Officials said the offensive began around 8 p.m. local time across Afghanistan’s eastern provinces bordering Pakistan, including Nangarhar, Kunar and Khost provinces. Islamabad accused the Afghan Taliban of launching “unprovoked firing” into its northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said Taliban forces responded immediately. Within hours, Pakistan launched airstrikes and artillery strikes across Afghanistan, including in Kabul and border areas. The Taliban claimed they retaliated with drone attacks on Pakistani military bases. Both sides have released widely different casualty figures and have accused the other of attacking military posts and injuring civilians. While many of the battlefield claims remain unconfirmed, the rapid escalation from border exchanges to airstrikes and drone strikes marks an unprecedented and dangerous deterioration in relations between the two neighbors.
