The arrest of an Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militant who is suspected of helping plan an attack against the U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2021 marks an upturn in strained ties between Washington and Islamabad.

Pakistan's role in the arrest of Mohammad Sharifullah, who was allegedly responsible for attack on U.S. troops in 2021, was due to the renewal of counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States,

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan highlighted its counterterrorism cooperation with Washington after the arrest of Mohammad Sharifullah, whom it blames for a 2021 attack on U.S. troops at Kabul airport, in a military operation along the border with Afghanistan.