US and Pakistan mend ties as Washington seeks Afghanistan exit

Trump also surprises Khan with offer to mediate Kashmir dispute with India

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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, greets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House in Washington on July 22. © Reuters

FARHAN BOKHARI, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan met at the White House on Monday for the first time amid promises of cooperation to facilitate a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The occasion also saw Trump offer to mediate the decadeslong dispute between India and Pakistan over the predominantly Muslim state of Kashmir.

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