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The US suspended about $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network terror groups and dismantle their safe havens, a White House official said. Such a drastic step has been taken at the direction of US President Donald Trump who is frustrated at Pakistan’s inaction on terror groups, a senior administration official told reporters on the condition of anonymity. Despite four months of high-level engagement with Pakistan, the information that Trump was receiving from the ground was not satisfactory, as a result he decided to suspend security assistance to Pakistan, the official added. He, however, said that suspension can be lifted if Pakistan takes decisive actions against militant groups and terrorists.