Washington: Biden Getting a formal agreement with the administration Pakistan To use your airspace for military and intel ops Afghanistan In return for US support for Pakistani counter-terrorism missions and helping Islamabad “manage relations with India”, according to a CNN report citing confidential briefings to lawmakers.
Pakistan immediately denied the report, saying there was no such understanding, although it acknowledged that “Pakistan and the US have longstanding cooperation in regional security and counter-terrorism and that both sides are engaged in regular consultations.” ”
Islamabad often leans backwards for US leverage and pressure in return for financial aid for its weakening economy, but has publicly offered a defiant stance to deter domestic criticism.
Negotiations are still underway to finalize the exact terms of the deal, which would allow the US to monitor Afghanistan and evacuate its remaining Afghan assets and some of the American citizens trapped there, CNN reports.
Currently, the US, given its broken ties with Islamabad, uses its bases in the Gulf, including Qatar and the UAE, to conduct over-the-horizon ops in Afghanistan. But distance hinders such missions.
Some experts wondered why the two sides would want to formalize such an agreement when they already had an informal agreement on the matter.
Many US citizens and Afghan properties have been evacuated through Pakistan Taliban The takeover in Kabul, which appears to be a case-by-case deal, even though Pakistan oversaw the return of the Taliban to power.
Michael said, “One could argue that such an agreement would fly in the face of the constant “absolutely not” message from Islamabad. But it is worth noting that this is just something that is already happening: Airspace rights have been around for a long time,” said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate at the Wilson Center and an expert on US-Pak relations.
Pakistan has repeatedly sought Washington’s intervention on its claims on Kashmir, in return for providing access to Afghanistan, but the strategy has so far failed to work because of its weak economy and internal threats from extremists. who is unable to control it. Its continued gray-listing by global terror funding watchdog FATF undermines the geographic advantage it seeks to exploit with Afghanistan.
Pakistan immediately denied the report, saying there was no such understanding, although it acknowledged that “Pakistan and the US have longstanding cooperation in regional security and counter-terrorism and that both sides are engaged in regular consultations.” ”
Islamabad often leans backwards for US leverage and pressure in return for financial aid for its weakening economy, but has publicly offered a defiant stance to deter domestic criticism.
Negotiations are still underway to finalize the exact terms of the deal, which would allow the US to monitor Afghanistan and evacuate its remaining Afghan assets and some of the American citizens trapped there, CNN reports.
Currently, the US, given its broken ties with Islamabad, uses its bases in the Gulf, including Qatar and the UAE, to conduct over-the-horizon ops in Afghanistan. But distance hinders such missions.
Some experts wondered why the two sides would want to formalize such an agreement when they already had an informal agreement on the matter.
Many US citizens and Afghan properties have been evacuated through Pakistan Taliban The takeover in Kabul, which appears to be a case-by-case deal, even though Pakistan oversaw the return of the Taliban to power.
Michael said, “One could argue that such an agreement would fly in the face of the constant “absolutely not” message from Islamabad. But it is worth noting that this is just something that is already happening: Airspace rights have been around for a long time,” said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate at the Wilson Center and an expert on US-Pak relations.
Pakistan has repeatedly sought Washington’s intervention on its claims on Kashmir, in return for providing access to Afghanistan, but the strategy has so far failed to work because of its weak economy and internal threats from extremists. who is unable to control it. Its continued gray-listing by global terror funding watchdog FATF undermines the geographic advantage it seeks to exploit with Afghanistan.
Some Pakistani commentators have accused India of “trapping” Pakistan in the FATF with US help.
As is usually the case when Pakistan is devastated and in trouble, its leaders rush to find comfort in their favors. This time your prime minister Imran Khan On Saturday left for Saudi Arabia to attend the Middle East Green Initiative Summit.
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