Donald Trump is weighing his options on formulating a new US strategy in South Asia with the focus on Afghanistan, the White House has said, after the President held a key meeting with his national security team.
Trump would take a final decision on this at an appropriate time, the White House said, without divulging the details of the meeting during which Trump was briefed by his national security team.
“Important day spent at Camp David with our very talented Generals and military leaders. Many decisions made, including on Afghanistan,” Trump tweeted after the meeting at the presidential retreat at Camp David, a picturesque resort in Maryland. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the President was briefed extensively by his national security team on a new strategy to protect America’s interests in South Asia.
“The President is studying and considering his options and will make an announcement to the American people, to our allies and partners, and to the world at the appropriate time,” Sanders said in a statement. The administration has said its Afghanistan strategy will be determined by a review of its approach to the broader region, including India and Pakistan.