Washington DC: Condemning the Bajaur suicide blast, the United States has said that it is committed to working with Pakistan to deal with the shared terrorist threats.
During a daily press briefing in Washington, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington is deeply saddened over the loss of life in the explosion and share heartfelt condolences with those affected in the attack.
“No country should have to suffer such acts of terror,” he said and added, “We condemn in the strongest terms the attack in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday during a political rally.”
Miller maintained that “we are deeply saddened by the loss of life and injuries sustained from the explosion and share our heartfelt condolences with those affected by the attack. The Pakistani people have suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists. No country should have to suffer such acts of terror.”
The spokesperson was asked whether the US got any commitment from the Taliban during their recent Doha meeting that they would not allow their soil to be used for cross-border terror attacks.
“We made clear in that meeting, as we have in our other meetings with the Taliban, our other engagements with the Taliban, that we believe it is important that they not allow Afghanistan to be used as a base for terrorist attacks in the region or anywhere else,” Miller said in response to the question.
