US heading for change in Afghan posture, says Jaishankar

The United States is heading for a change in its posture on Afghanistan but it's not clear as to what that position would be, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

"On Afghanistan and Pakistan, I've had conversations with the Americans in Washington and otherwise on Afghanistan. Obviously, a lot of that stays with me. But my overall impression is that-- I mean, it's not an impression, I think everybody can see that-- the US is heading for a change of posture, but what exactly that change of posture would be is unclear, Jaishankar told a Washington think-tank.

Jaishankar made the observation after a series of meetings with the top American leadership including the Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor.

After his interaction with members of The Heritage Foundation think-tank, he met the Defense Secretary at the Pentagon.

"At this point, I assume reasonably that that's a internal debate, which is as it should be, he said, adding that he might have his ..