'I understand Pakistan attacked': Trump says resolving Afghanistan conflict would be 'easy' for him

US President Donald Trump on Friday said it would be “easy” for him to resolve the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, claiming he has already ended several global wars during his presidency.

Speaking during a working lunch with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Trump referred to recent border tensions, saying, “Although I do understand that Pakistan attacked, or there is an attack going on with Afghanistan. That’s an easy one for me to solve if I have to solve it. In the meantime, I have to run the USA, but I love solving wars. You know why? I like stopping people from being killed, and I’ve saved millions and millions of lives.”

His comments came as Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to extend a 48-hour ceasefire following days of deadly cross-border clashes that killed dozens and left hundreds injured.

According to reports, delegations from both sides met in Doha with mediation support from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Despite the ceasefire extension, Pakistani airstrikes were reported in Afghanistan’s Barmal and Urgun districts, according to Reuters.

Earlier, a suicide attack near the Afghan border killed seven Pakistani soldiers and injured 13 others. Security officials said militants targeted a military camp in North Waziristan, using an explosive-laden vehicle to breach the boundary wall before being neutralised by security forces.

A statement from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said six gunmen were killed in the assault.

Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid later told Ariana News that Kabul had instructed its forces to maintain the truce as long as Pakistan refrained from further attacks.

Once close allies, Pakistan and Afghanistan are now locked in intense fighting along the border. The surge in militant violence has strained Islamabad’s ties with the Taliban government, which returned to power in 2021 after the withdrawal of US-led forces.