WASHINGTON – Pentagon has further clarified on the issue of the CoalitionSupport Fund cancellation for Pakistan.
Pentagon spokesperson said suspension of security assistance to Pakistanwas not a new act rather the announcement had already been made in January.
He said it was announced in January 2018 and the Coalition Support Fund(CSF) was a part of it.
A Pentagon spokesperson addressed recent reports regarding US plans tocancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan.
“This is not a new decision or a new announcement, but acknowledgement of aJuly request to reprogramme funds before they expire,” he said.
The spokesperson clarified, “The suspension of security assistance toPakistan was announced in January 2018.”
“The Coalition Support Fund (CSF) is part of the security aid that wasscrapped and its suspension remains in place,” he asserted.
He further said that the recent reports “distorted the details of the CSF”.
“Several things were taken out of context in the reports,” the Pentagonspokesperson upheld.linklink
“Since January, we have consistently engaged with Pakistani militaryofficials at the highest levels, based on both a shared commitment todefeat all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security,as well as on a shared vision of a peaceful future for Afghanistan,” thespokesperson said.
“We continue to press Pakistan to indiscriminately target all terroristgroups, including the Haqqani Network and we continue to call on thecountry to arrest, expel or bring the Taliban leadership to the negotiatingtable,” the spokesperson added.