"For several years, Pakistan's primary strategic value to the United States was its role as a security partner, first during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and then during the so-called war on terror. list of 4 itemsend of list That relationship slowly collapsed amid accusations from growing sections of the US strategic community and Trump himself that Islamabad was duplicitous and couldn't be trusted, especially after American forces found Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan."
"On September 8, two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed in a ceremony attended by Sharif and Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, alongside senior officials from both Islamabad and Washington. The headline agreement on Pakistan supplying critical minerals and rare earth elements to the US followed Trump's July pledge to work with Pakistan to develop its massive oil reserves."
When Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits the White House, he carries agreements linking Pakistan to US mineral supply and investment. For years Pakistan's primary strategic value to the United States lay in security roles during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the war on terror, but relations deteriorated amid accusations of duplicity after Osama bin Laden was found in Abbottabad. On September 8 two MoUs were signed, including a headline pact to supply critical minerals and rare earths to the US, following Trump's July pledge to help develop Pakistani oil reserves. A US firm is investing $500m in Pakistani minerals. The developments have prompted a broader rapprochement while raising doubts about Pakistan's capacity to fully benefit.
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