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Asfandyar Mir
@asfandyarmir
Senior expert @USIP. South Asia security issues. Opinions my own.

Jun 6, 2021, 6 tweets

.⁦@MarkMazzettiNYT⁩ and ⁦⁦@julianbarnes⁩ report that US and Pakistan are negotiating a base in Pakistan for post-withdrawal counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan, according to three US officials. Highlights: 1/n nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/…

This is part of a last-minute Biden admin effort to secure a counterterrorism posture for Afghanistan by the time of US pullout from Afghanistan.

In the difficult negotiation trying to work around the reality of Pakistan’s support for the Taliban, Pakistan is demanding restriction on use of base including requiring signing off on targets US gov’t wants to hit.

CIA Director Burns made a trip to Islamabad to discuss counterterrorism cooperation.

Some US officials believe Pakistan wants to allow US access, deal is possible. Others say negotiations have hit an impasse.

Diplomats are also exploring options in Central Asia but expect fierce opposition from Russian president Putin. n/n

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