WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday spoke over telephone with President Ashraf Ghani, during which he expressed support for the Afghan military’s defense of the city of Farah.
“Secretary Pompeo reinforced our enduring investment in Afghanistan, as outlined in the President’s South Asia strategy, and expressed support for the Afghan military’s defense of the city of Farah,” the State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a readout of the call.
This was the first telephonic conversation between the two leaders . . .
