Pakistan minister brands US envoy ‘little pygmy’ in Twitter row

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Thu, 2019-03-28 05:42

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani minister has branded the US ambassador to Kabul a “little pygmy” in a high-level diplomatic Twitter row that erupted over ongoing peace talks between Washington and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The furor underscores the delicate balance of regional tensions as the US steps up a push to find a way out of Afghanistan, more than 17 years after the invasion.

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