国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Pakistan, U.S. at crossroad following Trumps fresh accusations
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deception">deception</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Tweet">Tweet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> "<span word="little">little</span> <span word="help">help</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="Furious">Furious</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="foolishly">foolishly</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 33 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="USD">USD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deceit">deceit</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fools">fools</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span>!"</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shahid">Shahid</span> <span word="Khaqan">Khaqan</span> <span word="Abbasi">Abbasi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="NSC">NSC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> "<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>" <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="decimated">decimated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="around">around</span> 70,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="over">over</span> 120 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p>
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