{"id":87430,"date":"2026-09-28T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87430"},"modified":"2026-09-29T07:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:28:46","slug":"us-afghanistan-war-commission-delegation-meets-field-marshal-asim-munir-at-ghq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/us-afghanistan-war-commission-delegation-meets-field-marshal-asim-munir-at-ghq\/","title":{"rendered":"US Afghanistan War Commission delegation meets Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>US Afghanistan War Commission delegation reviews 20-year US engagement in Afghanistan; Field Marshal Asim Munir highlights Pakistan\u2019s security challenges, regional perspective and sacrifices during prolonged conflict<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>RAWALPINDI<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> A delegation of the US Afghanistan War Commission, led by its Co-Chairs Ms. Shamila N. Chaudhary and Dr. Colin F. Jackson, called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (COAS &amp; CDF), at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87432\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-933x420.jpg 933w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-696x313.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-20.31.10-1068x481.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The delegation is undertaking a review of the United States\u2019 20-year engagement in Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During the meeting, matters of mutual interest were discussed, including Pakistan\u2019s support during the conflict, the regional security environment and developments in Afghanistan, with particular focus on perspectives relevant to the Commission\u2019s ongoing work.<\/p>\n<p>Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir shared Pakistan\u2019s perspective on the security dynamics that shaped the conflict and highlighted the challenges faced by Pakistan during the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>He underscored the importance of incorporating the regional perspective and Pakistan\u2019s experience in assessing the strategic, diplomatic and operational dimensions of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s longstanding role and sacrifices during the conflict in Afghanistan and appreciated the country\u2019s continued contribution to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Afghanistan War Commission delegation reviews 20-year US engagement in Afghanistan; Field Marshal Asim Munir highlights Pakistan\u2019s security challenges, regional perspective and sacrifices during prolonged conflict RAWALPINDI: A delegation of the US Afghanistan War Commission, led by its Co-Chairs Ms. Shamila N. Chaudhary and Dr. Colin F. Jackson, called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87433,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87430\/revisions\/87433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}