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\nA Republican Senator, who was recently in Afghanistan, has proposed the US government to offer Pakistan a free trade agreement (FTA) as an incentive for Islamabad to push the Afghan Taliban to the peace table.
\nIn an interview with CNN, the South Carolina Senator said that now the US should focus on the emerging threat of Daesh. \u2018It can be done if Taliban are brought to the table and Pakistan can play an important role,\u2019 he said.
\nSenator Lindsey Graham is considered close to President Donald Trump.
\n\u201cRight now, after having been back from Afghanistan, I can tell you that Daesh is on the rise in Afghanistan. But if Pakistan would help us, we could get Taliban to the table and end the war in Afghanistan. Our presence then would be focused on counterterrorism, Daesh,\u201d Graham told the news channel on Sunday.
\n\u201cIf we can go to Pakistan and put a free trade agreement on the table to get the Pakistanis to push the Taliban to the peace table, and you can end the Afghan war,\u201d he added.
\nThe South Carolina Senator also praised the US President for his aggressive foreign policy and decisions on national security front.
\nA year after accusing Islamabad of \u2018lies and cheat\u2019 Trump has expressed his desire to have \u2018great relationship\u2019 with Pakistan.
\nPakistan has played a key role in starting peace talks with the Afghan Taliban held recently in UAE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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