ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador David Hale on Thursday called on National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua and shared views with him regarding US President Donald Trump's new policy for South Asia.

Hale, at the meeting, said the US president did not blame Pakistan for [US] failure in Afghanistan. "President Trump didn't speak of military solution to Afghan issue; it is a component of the regional policy."

The US diplomat said that Pakistan's role toward resolution of Afghan issue has not been ruled out.

Trump backs off Afghan withdrawal, slams Pakistan over ?terrorist safe havens?

Trump warns vital aid could be cut if Pakistan does not stop

Earlier this month, Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan, backtracking from his promise to rapidly end America's longest war while pillorying ally Pakistan for offering safe haven to "agents of chaos."

"We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting," he said, warning that vital aid could be cut. ?That will have to change and that will change immediately."

"Pakistan will have a key role in Quadrilateral Coordination Group," Hale said.