U.S. President Trump says Pak-Afghan conflict ‘easy’ for him to solve 

Amid escalating hostilities betwixt Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the struggle betwixt the 2 countries volition beryllium an “easy” 1 for him to solve, "if" helium had to lick it.

While speaking to the media during a bilateral luncheon with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, connected Friday (October 17, 2025), Mr. Trump said, “I bash recognize Pakistan attacked oregon determination is an onslaught going connected with Afghanistan, that’s an casual 1 for maine to lick if I person to lick that.”

Mr. Trump erstwhile again claimed to person saved millions of lives portion assuring that helium volition person “success” successful resolving the struggle betwixt Afghanistan and Pakistan.

"I similar stopping radical from being killed. I person saved millions and millions of lives, and I deliberation we are going to person occurrence with this war, “ the U.S. president said.

Pakistan launched caller aerial strikes targeting violent hideouts successful Afghanistan, casting a shadiness implicit the expected talks successful Doha amid a fragile ceasefire that had temporarily halted hostilities betwixt the 2 sides.

The strikes followed a gun-and-bomb onslaught by terrorists astatine a subject installation successful North Waziristan, and conscionable hours aft Islamabad and Kabul extended their two-day ceasefire, the Dawn reported connected Saturday (October 18, 2025).

Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has erstwhile again expressed dismay astatine not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize contempt resolving “eight wars”.

“You cognize we resolved 8 others, it’s comic however radical accidental this, if you get this one... each clip I bash one, they hide astir that one. I solved 8 wars,” Mr. Trump said.

“Every clip I lick one, they accidental if you lick the adjacent one, you are going to get the Nobel prize,” Mr. Trump added.

However, the U.S. President was speedy to adhd that helium did not bash it for the Nobel portion claiming that helium does not cognize María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize victor for 2025, without naming her. 

“I did not get the Nobel prize. Somebody got it was a precise bully woman, precise nice, I don’t cognize who she is, but she was precise generous, truthful I don’t attraction astir each that stuff, I conscionable attraction astir redeeming lives,” Mr. Trump said.