Will Continue Supporting Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Operations, Says US State Department
In response to a journalist's question about the role of the US in the fight against terrorism in the region after leaving Afghanistan, Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesperson, said that his country will continue to support Pakistan's counterterrorism operations.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Miller also said that the United States deeply values its relations with Pakistan, including on the issue of counterterrorism.
"We have supported Pakistan with assistance to help with counterterrorism, with other law enforcement activities, and we’ll continue to do so", said Matthew Miller.
In recent months, Pakistan has seen an increase in attacks against the country's security forces and the political parties.
The responsibility of these attacks has been mainly taken by ISIS and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Recently, a suicide bombing targeted a political gathering of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and left 63 killed.
ISIS-K took responsibility for the attack.
After this attack, some Pakistani officials, including Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, accused Afghan citizens of participating in terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
Taliban has denied these statements of Pakistani officials.
