US govt supported Taliban in Iran war, alleges Bilawal Bhutto
Afghan war cannot be fought on Pakistans soil, he clarified.
WASHINGTON (Web Desk) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto alleged that the United States of America (USA) supported the Taliban during Iran war.
Talking to David Asman on FOX Business, Bilawal said “Pakistani state was forced to support these forces. My mother Benazir Bhutto warned then American president, George H. W. Bush, but I don’t want to fight about the past. I want to look forward.”
Pakistan has seen 75 percent drop in terrorist activities while in Afghanistan, 75 percent of the provinces, and 45 percent of the country is not in control of Afghan government, he added.
If all of the NATO forces and Afghan government can’t defeat terrorism in Afghanistan, how do we expect Pakistan to do it alone, PPP chairman asked.
Afghan war cannot be fought on Pakistan’s soil, he clarified.
On the comment of host related to militants killing Americans, Bilawal said that terrorists are killing Pakistanis more than US citizens and we want to end it at any cost.
Talking on Trump’s tweet, Bilawal said “I understand it reflects some of the emotions of the American people, it was deeply hurtful to the people of Pakistan, particularly those like myself who have lost loved ones in this fight against extremism.”
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