WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has hailed India’s rolein Afghanistan’s development and pledging additional uplift assistance toin the impoverished country.

A Pentagon spokesperson on Thursday told journalists in Washington: “Indiahas been very supportive, and they’ve pledged additional developmental aidin Afghanistan. They’ve been willing to help with aviation maintenance,”

Dana White believed President Donald Trump’s new South Asia policy offeredPakistan link> an opportunity to cooperatewith the US on stabilising Afghanistan.

She was quoted as saying by ANI: “Pakistan has an opportunity to do morewith respect to regional security. It’s an opportunity and we would welcomePakistan’s involvement. It’s in everyone’s interest to defeat terrorism.”