"We have long said that we welcome the prospect that we bring deepening cooperation between Afghanistan, Pakistan," State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
"So certainly we think that falls into the category of efforts to deepen cooperation, which we would support," she said.
Referring to Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif's Kabul visit, Psaki said the trip was to discuss security cooperation.
Raheel Sharif and Director General ISI Rizwan Akhter arrived in Afghanistan yesterday on a day-long visit to discuss various security issues amid the ongoing operation against militants in border areas.
The security cooperation between the two countries has increased since new Afghan president Asharaf Ghani took charge last year.
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