Washington suspends security aid for Pakistan for failing to confront "terrorist networks"

The United States has almost suspended all its security assistance to Pakistan, claiming that it has failed to deal with terrorist networks operating on its territory.

The State Department said aid prevention would remain in place until Islamabad took action against the Haqqani network and the Afghan Taliban.

US President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of lying and deceiving the United States while receiving billions of dollars in aid.

The Pakistani government has responded strongly to the United States, which is a key ally.

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The Pakistani government has described the attacks by US officials against it, following previous statements by Tramb, as "incomprehensible" and said they "ignored decades of the sacrifices of the Pakistani nation."

Both India and Afghanistan hailed the recent US stance from Islamabad, while China, which invests tens of billions in Pakistan, rejected it.

Trump's administration has already delayed handing over $ 255 million in military aid to Pakistan.

In announcing the new restrictions, Foreign Office spokeswoman Heather Neuert said she had not yet been able to set a specific dollar value on the amount of aid being cut.

She said the US government considered that the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network "destabilize the region and also target American individuals."

On Thursday, Pakistan also set up a special watch list on "grave violations of religious freedom."

What are the organizations supported by Pakistan according to US allegations?
The Haqqani network, an armed group that focuses most of its activities on neighboring Afghanistan, has complained for years that Pakistan allows it to operate freely from its territory and cross the border.

The group is linked to the Afghan Taliban, a hardline Islamic movement that poses a major threat to the Afghan government. Pakistani Taliban groups, linked to the Afghan Taliban, are focusing on attacks inside Pakistan.

The two movements launched attacks in Afghanistan that killed US soldiers, and US officials have long argued that Pakistan, and specifically the intelligence service, provides a safe haven for these groups.

The New York Times reported that Pakistani officials last year blocked US officials from reaching a member of the Haqqani network who they believed could help obtain information about an American hostage.

Why Pakistan supports them?

Trump's administration has already delayed handing over $ 255 million in military aid to Pakistan.

In announcing the new restrictions, Foreign Office spokeswoman Heather Neuert said she had not yet been able to set a specific dollar value on the amount of aid being cut.

She said the US government considered that the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network "destabilize the region and also target American individuals."

On Thursday, Pakistan also set up a special watch list on "grave violations of religious freedom."

What are the organizations supported by Pakistan according to US allegations?
Pakistan has long accused the Afghan Taliban of promoting its foreign policy interests in Afghanistan. It participated for the first time in funding and training armed groups after the Soviet invasion in 1979.

Since 2001, Pakistan has allowed its territory to be used to support international forces during the war in Afghanistan and has cooperated with the West in fighting some terrorist groups such as al Qaeda, but analysts say it has continued to provide shelter and support to Afghan insurgents.