al-Jazeera, 24 August 2017
Longer quotes of AAN’s Kate Clark in this article about Trump’s Pakistan-related remarks in his 21 August Afghanistan address:
“On the Afghan side, it’s always assumed that the US could sort out Pakistan if it wanted to … and I think that’s a wrong assumption. I think it’s much more tricky,” said Kate Clark, a senior analyst at the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network.
Clark argued that Pakistan has, in the past, been able to manage pressure from the US effectively, while maintaining its own policies.In Afghanistan, meanwhile, Trump’s criticism of Pakistan was broadly welcomed.
“On the Afghan side, it’s always assumed that the US could sort out Pakistan if it wanted to … and I think that’s a wrong assumption. I think it’s much more tricky,” said Kate Clark, a senior analyst at the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network.
Clark argued that Pakistan has, in the past, been able to manage pressure from the US effectively, while maintaining its own policies.In Afghanistan, meanwhile, Trump’s criticism of Pakistan was broadly welcomed.
“On the Afghan side, it’s always assumed that the US could sort out Pakistan if it wanted to … and I think that’s a wrong assumption. I think it’s much more tricky,” said Kate Clark, a senior analyst at the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network.
Clark argued that Pakistan has, in the past, been able to manage pressure from the US effectively, while maintaining its own policies.
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This article was last updated on 9 Mar 2020
