President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pull US troops out of Syria, criticizing personnel from his national security team who resigned this week.

Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed remarks by US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis who said the United States wants every responsible nation to support peace efforts in the Sub-Continent and in Afghanistan.

The US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has confirmed President Donald Trump attempt to reach out to Pakistan to end the war in Afghanistan, stressing that the US looked for every responsible nation to support peace in “the subcontinent and across the war” in Afghanistan.

The United States has commended the role of Qatar in supporting NATO operations in Afghanistan during a meeting between  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in Washington yesterday. Pentagon spokeswoman Rebecca Rebarich told Al-Hurra, the US-based ...

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis didn’t favorably receive former Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s repeated requests to get the retired Marine Corps general to appear on numerous talk shows, according to an excerpt from Bob Woodward’s upcoming book, “Fear: Trump in the White House."