Allison Hooker, the under secretary of state for political affairs, said she expressed to Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, Pakistan’s senior-most career diplomat, US “condolences for lives lost in the recent conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban”
The United States has extended its support to Pakistan in its right to defend against Afghanistan’s Taliban forces after border clashes intensified on Friday.
“We continue to monitor the situation closely and expressed support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks,” Allison Hooker, the under secretary of state for political affairs, wrote on X after talks with a Pakistani counterpart.
She said she expressed to Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, Pakistan’s senior-most career diplomat, US “condolences for lives lost in the recent conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban.”
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