(MENAFN) Officials said Pakistan delayed a visit by a U.S. acting Assistant Secretary of State, as small outcries broke out against President Donald Trump"s indictment that Islamabad was prolonging the war in Afghanistan.
In addition, the visit of Alice Wells, acting assistant Secretary of State for South and Asian Affairs, scheduled for Monday, would have been the first high-profile visit by a U.S. official since Trump"s Afghan policy speech on Aug. 21.
A U.S. Embassy spokesperson told Reuters in Islamabad on Sunday, "At the request of the Government of Pakistan, Acting Assistant Secretary Wells" trip has been postponed until a mutually convenient time."
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