Pakistan might redeploy troops from Afghan border to Kashmir border amidst crisis with India: Pak's US ambassador

Pakistan might redeploy troops from Afghanistan border to Kashmir frontier amidst fresh Indo-Pak tensions, according to Islamab's ambassor to US, a move New York Times said could complicate ongoing peace talks between America and Taliban.

Such a possibility, coming just as Pakistan's longstanding Kashmir crisis with India has escalated, could d a new element to peace negotiations, which are said to be in final sts and would end nearly two deces of American military entanglement in Afghanistan, Times said on Monday. 

Pakistan's ambassor, As Majeed Khan, emphasised in an interview with New York Times editorial board that Kashmir and Afghanistan issues were separate and that he was t attempting to link m. On contrary, he said, Pakistan hoped US-Taliban talks would succeed and that his country was actively supporting m.

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Pak on Afghan border crisis and Kashmir issue

Pakistani envoy said that India's moves in Kashmir "could t have come at a worse time for us," because Islamab has sought to strengn military control along western border with Afghanistan, an area long infiltrated by Taliban militants. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Pakistan of t doing eugh to rein in Taliban and or militant groups operating from its soil. 

"We have our hands full" on western border, Khan said, ding, "If situation escalates on eastern border, we will have to undertake redeployments." Right w in Islamab, he said, "we are t thinking about anything but what is happening on our eastern border." 

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Pakistan reacts to India's abrogation of Article 370

Khan was referring to fresh Indo-Pak tensions after India recently revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 and decided that state be bifurcated into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Lakh. 

Reacting to India's decision, Pakistan expelled Indian High Commissioner, after deciding to downgre diplomatic ties with New Delhi. India responded by saying that time has come for Pakistan to accept new reality and stop interfering in its internal affairs.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Pakistan is "nervous" following India's decisions on Kashmir and asserted that Islamab thinks it will t be able to misle people if re is development in region. Pakistani ambassor also said that re has been little communication between two countries over past week, and crisis "unfortunately, I suspect, is going to get worse."

"We are two big countries, with very large militaries, with nuclear capability and a history of conflict, so I would t like to burden your imagination on that one," envoy said. "But obviously, if things get worse, things get worse," he ded.

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US-Taliban talks

Pakistani envoy's comments came as US is keen to end its 18-year involvement in war-ravd Afghanistan, where it has spent more than USD 1 trillion. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants American troops out from Afghanistan.

President Trump last month hosted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at White House and both leers agreed to find a way to end strife in Afghanistan and help US to withdraw its troops from country.

Taliban and US negotiators on Monday said y have wrapped up ir latest round of talks, reportedly facilitated by Pakistan, for a deal that could allow America to reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan. two sides have been negotiating in Doha, capital of Qatar, over past year for a pact that would see US  begin to withdraw its 14,000 troops from Afghanistan