WASHINGTON – US Republican Senator has proposed the US government to offerPakistan a free trade agreement (FTA) as an incentive for Islamabad to pushthe Afghan Taliban to the peace table.
In an interview with CNN, the South Carolina Senator said that now the USshould focus on the emerging threat of Daesh. ‘It can be done if Talibanare brought to the table and Pakistan can play an important role,’ he said.
Senator Lindsey Graham is considered close to President Donald Trump.
“Right now, after having been back from Afghanistan, I can tell you thatDaesh is on the rise in Afghanistan. But if Pakistan would help us, wecould get Taliban to the table and end the war in Afghanistan. Our presencethen would be focused on counterterrorism, Daesh,” Graham told the newschannel on Sunday.
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“If we can go to Pakistan and put a free trade agreement on the table toget the Pakistanis to push the Taliban to the peace table, and you can endthe Afghan war,” he added.
