 "'Great people': Trump praises Munir and Sharif, says he can 'quickly solve' Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict")
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (October 26, 2025) praised Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir as “great people” and said he would “quickly” work to resolve the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict.
Trump made the remarks at the signing of the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal on the sidelines of the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Referring to that truce, he said it was one of eight wars his administration had ended in “just eight months.”
“There is only one left. I heard that Pakistan and Afghanistan have started up. But I will get that solved very quickly. I know them both,” Trump said. “The Pakistan Field Marshal and the Prime Minister are great people, and I have no doubt we are going to get that done quickly.”
Trump added that resolving conflicts was something he believed he could do. “I do it nicely. I don’t need to do it, I guess. But if I can take time and save millions of lives, that’s really a great thing. I can’t think of anything better to do.”
He also emphasised his administration’s record, saying, “There has never been anything like the eight wars that my administration ended in eight months. There never will be either. I can’t think of any President that ever solved one war. They start wars, they don’t solve them.”
The US President’s remarks came after Pakistan’s Sharif previously credited Trump with helping to stop a conflict between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in April by Pakistan backed terrorists.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsSharif called Trump’s intervention “outstanding” and even suggested he should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. India, however, maintained that no third-party mediation was involved in its ceasefire with Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and Afghan officials were scheduled to hold a second round of talks in Turkey on Saturday to address border tensions and curb terrorist activity. The first round, held in Doha on October 19 and facilitated by Qatar and Turkey, led to a temporary calm along the border.
 "'We stand together': PM Modi calls Asean a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy, pledges stronger ties")
 "China says preliminary consensus reached with US on trade truce, export controls")
 "Trump meets Brazil's Lula in Malaysia, predicts ‘pretty good deals’")
 "Louvre Museum heist: Two arrested over theft of jewels")
 "'We stand together': PM Modi calls Asean a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy, pledges stronger ties")
 "China says preliminary consensus reached with US on trade truce, export controls")
 "Trump meets Brazil's Lula in Malaysia, predicts ‘pretty good deals’")
 "Louvre Museum heist: Two arrested over theft of jewels")
