WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Even though the Trump administration is primarily focused on Syria, determined to defeat ISIS and provocative actions of North Koreans, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday rejected the notion that Afghanistan is on the backburner.
“No, it is not. Nothing has changed,” Mattis told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. He was responding to the question if “Afghanistan has become a backburner issue for the Trump administration. The US remained focused on Afghanistan, he said.
The Trump team is currently reviewing its policy on . . .
