Withdrawal from Afghanistan without engaging Pakistan a disaster: US Senator
Last updated on: 23 June,2021 02:14 pm
The US senator said that ignoring Pakistan on the issue is a bigger mistake than Iraq.
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – United States Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said that ignoring Pakistan while withdrawing from Afghanistan is a major disaster in the making.
“Stunning to hear that President Biden hasn’t reached out to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan regarding the US-Pakistan relationship and Afghanistan,” Graham said in a message on social networking site Twitter.
Stunning to hear that President Biden hasn’t reached out to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan regarding the U.S.-Pakistan relationship and Afghanistan.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 22, 2021The US senator wrote that how the withdrawal from Afghanistan would be effective without coordinating with Pakistan, adding that Biden Administration believes that our problems in Afghanistan are behind us.
The US senator said that ignoring Pakistan on the issue is a bigger mistake than Iraq.
I believe that this decision by the Biden Administration to withdraw all forces and not stay engaged with Pakistan is a major disaster in the making, even worse than the blunder in Iraq.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 22, 2021It should be noted that Senator Lance Graham is a key leader of the Republican Party and a close ally of former President Trump.