In an interview with Fox News, Rubio said: “You cannot properly vet individuals when their country has no records about them.”
The reported killing adds to a growing pattern of high-ranking ISIS-K operatives being eliminated on Pakistani soil—despite Islamabad’s repeated denials that the country provides safe haven...
He went on to state that Afghanistan and Pakistan should turn to diplomacy to preclude the continuation of the recent attacks and counter-attacks and avoid escalation.