After nearly a decade-long hiatus, Russia and Pakistan extended gestures to improve relations in the mutual interest of both countries. Presently, the most important shared objective is to bring lasting peace to war-torn Afghanistan. Pakistan bore the burnt of supporting US adventures in that country, which resulted in the alienating of its own people.

During Donald Trump’s presidency, it was decided — following many rounds of negotiations between Washington and the Taliban — that the US would pull out its troops from Afghanistan by May 1. But the successor to the White House, President Joe Biden, announced a new date for troop withdrawal as September 11; marking the 20th anniversary of the historic 9/11 attacks.

Supporting his boss, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the threat had moved elsewhere from Afghanistan 

After nearly a decade-long hiatus, Russia and Pakistan extended gestures to improve relations in the mutual interest of both countries. Presently, the most important shared objective is to bring lasting peace to war-torn Afghanistan. Pakistan bore the burnt of supporting US adventures in that country, which resulted in the alienating of its own people.

During Donald Trump’s presidency, it was decided — following many rounds of negotiations between Washington and the Taliban — that the US would pull out its troops from Afghanistan by May 1. But the successor to the White House, President Joe Biden, announced a new date for troop withdrawal as September 11; marking the 20th anniversary of the historic 9/11 attacks.

Supporting his boss, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the threat had moved elsewhere from Afghanistan