What Blinken said, Prime Minister of Pakistan: Never heard such ignorant words

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"I've never heard such ignorant words. According to CNN, when talking about US Secretary of State Blinken's previous accusations of Pakistan's "two-sided betting" on the future of Afghanistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan made the above-mentioned counterattack on the 15th local time.

(Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was interviewed by CNN.) ）

According to reports, Blinken said at a hearing in the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives on the 13th local time that after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the United States will reassess its relations with Pakistan. He said Pakistan had "multiple interests, some of which are in conflict with ours".

According to Reuters, Blinken said at the time: "This is a country that is constantly betting on the future of Afghanistan, a country that harbors members of the Taliban ... It is also a country that cooperates with us to varying degrees on counter-terrorism issues. ”

In the face of Blinken's statement, Imran Khan said in an interview with CNN on the 15th: "I have never heard such ignorant words. ”

Imran Khan said thousands of Pakistanis were killed in terrorist attacks by extremist groups as a result of Pakistan's support for the United States.

"Just because we're on the side of the United States, we became an ally of the United States after 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan. Regarding the suffering of this country, there are 50 armed groups attacking our government ... In addition to that, they must also know that the United States has carried out 480 drone strikes in Pakistan. ”

CNN said the United States has repeatedly accused Pakistan of "harboring terrorists" and providing them with safe haven, a claim that Imran Khan denied.

"What are these shelters?" Imran Khan asked rhetorically, "Pakistan's border with Afghanistan is the area where U.S. drone surveillance is most intense... If there was a safe haven, surely they would know, right? ”

"The Taliban control all of Afghanistan, and if they can now work to build an all-inclusive government that unites all factions, peace can be achieved in Afghanistan in 40 years..."Imran Khan said of the situation in Afghanistan.

Imran Khan also warned that Afghanistan could not be controlled by external forces. "In Afghanistan, there is no puppet government that has the support of the people," he added, "so we should encourage them, not sit here and think we can control them." Because Afghanistan, the current Government, clearly feels that without international assistance and assistance, they will not be able to stop this crisis. So we should push them in the right direction. ”

Earlier, in August, following the Taliban occupation of Kabul, Pakistan's National Security Council held a meeting to reaffirm pakistan's continued commitment to working with the international community and Afghan stakeholders to promote an inclusive political solution to the Afghan problem. Pakistan has always believed that there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict. In September, The head of Pakistan's intelligence service, Faiz Hamid, led a delegation to Kabul and will meet with the Taliban. Pakistani journalist Hamza Azhar Salam said Hamid was visiting Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban and that the two sides would discuss the future of the two countries.

The Afghan Taliban entered and took control of kabul, the Afghan capital, on August 15, declaring the "end of the war." The Taliban announced the formation of an interim government in Kabul on Sept. 7, saying it would ensure "lasting peace, prosperity and development" in Afghanistan. Analysts said that although the Taliban have basically controlled all of Afghanistan militarily, taking power means greater challenges for the Taliban: stabilizing the situation at home, achieving national reconciliation, and improving the economy and people's livelihood; and properly handling relations with neighboring countries and gaining international recognition as soon as possible.