The United States may officially stop using the term Af-Pak for Afghanistan and Pakistan to pacify Islamabad, which has for long opposed the bracketing of both countries together.
"Respecting sovereignty of Pakistan, the US respects Islamabad's right to review its policy," The Nation quoted a US Embassy spokesperson Mark Stroh, as saying.
He pointing out that people are using the term Af-Pak as an abbreviation for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Stroh denied that the term Af-Pak aimed at undermining
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