The Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Mike Pompeo, visited Kabul last week, the CEO of the National Unity Government (NUG) Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday at the Council of Ministers meeting.
During his visit, Pompeo met with President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah and “reiterated the US commitment to Afghanistan.”
“A US delegation, including the CIA chief, visited Afghanistan in recent days. They had meetings with the President and us over the commitment of the United States to continue their cooperation with Afghanistan,” said Abdullah.
“There was discussion over different issues: including threats, the way out, the efforts of the people of Afghanistan, implementation of security and stability in the country and confirmation of US support,” he said.
Abdullah added that the delegation also included State Department officials and “discussed the implantation of mutual commitments between the two countries in terms of previous agreements.”
However, Abdullah did not provide further details about Pompeo’s trip.
This US visit comes amid reports said that US President Donald Trump recently threatened to fire Gen. John Nicholson, the US and Nato commander in Afghanistan. Trump has also delayed announcing his new military and political strategy Afghans have been waiting for anxiously for the past six months.
Nicholson, 61, the top US military official in Afghanistan for the past 16 months, has become the best-known face of Washington here, working closely with Afghan military and civilian officials, and vocally advocating expanded US military engagement, while the Taliban and other insurgents continue aggressive attacks across the country.