US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Washington:

US President Donald Trump's strategy for South Asia works, said today his top diplomat, claiming that many Taliban terrorists can no longer win militarily

. Our strategy for South Asia sent a clear message to Afghans and their security services: we will support them as they continue to fight to defend their country and their people, "said Mike Pompeo at a joint press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul

Donald Trump had announced the policy last year

Mr. Pompeo made a surprise stopover in Kabul while He was traveling from Vietnam to Brussels to attend the NATO summit later this week.

At the summit, Donald Trump will have a meeting with the NATO member countries on the occasion of the summit. Afghanistan

"The Strategy has sent a clear message to the Taliban – they can not wait for us – and we are starting to see the results" In his talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Mr. Pompeo said that two leaders had had the opportunity to discuss progress of Afghanistan. "We support the Afghan government and security forces in their efforts to ensure safe, credible and transparent elections that reflect the will of the Afghan people. We call on all our partners to continue this support, "he said.

Responding to a question about the peace process, Mr. Pompeo said that one element of progress is the capacity that is available to the public. they now have to believe that there is hope.Many Taliban now see that they can not win on the ground militarily.

"They are deeply connected to the strategy from President Trump. We saw that. We saw what happened. We have seen the Taliban respond to the ceasefire that President Ghani has put in place. "The progress we have made in South Asia's strategy by increasing the size and capacity of the Afghan security forces, strengthening the reforms within the Afghan government, the work we have done." to demonstrate to the Taliban that the continuation of the fighting would lead to a bad result, which is not in the interest of the populations of the regions where they operate – each of them being a sign of the future. a real progress, "said He acknowledged that there was still a lot of work to be done." This is certainly the case, and the role of Americans will be important in this regard. But we can not start the peace talks. We can not handle this from the outside, "he said.

This will be settled by the Afghan people who will meet, its cumulative realization that living together in harmony and peace, treat each other with dignity. The United States, he said, hopes this will lead to a reduction of successful violence in the run-up to the elections.

"We are counting on all the actors in the region to be in favor of this, Pakistanis too need to understand that they need a series of elections without violence. all the actors in the region to support this process and to ensure that the Afghan people can make their voices heard in these elections, "he said.

"We believe that each of them is greatly increased by the strategy that President Trump outlined nearly 12 months ago," he said