U.S. Will Try 'One More Time' To Work With Pakistan In Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on October 3.

Reuters: Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan 'one more time'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address Islamabad’s alleged support for militant groups.

Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade. While officials have long questioned the role Pakistan has played in Afghanistan, the comments by Mattis are likely to cause concern in Islamabad and within the Pakistan military.

“We need to try one more time to make this strategy work with them, by, with and through the Pakistanis, and if our best efforts fail, the president is prepared to take whatever steps are necessary,” Mattis said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

Mattis added that he would be traveling to Islamabad soon, but did not give more details.

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WNU Editor: So it is U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis who is going to Pakistan to patch things up .... not U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson. I guess the Defense Secretary lost the coin cost.

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