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The British government will fight the Haqqani network. But it stopped short of branding the militant group a 'terrorist organisation.' It reacted swiftly after the Obama administration blacklisted the network as a terrorist group. "We are aware of the U.S. position and we are looking at the most effective means to disrupt further the Haqqani network's activities," the Daily Times quoted a Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman, as saying. According to the paper, a London-based defence expert said both countries were fighting together in Afghanistan, but it seems to be a 'strategy of a good cop and bad cop'. The State Department said Hillary Clinton had forwarded a signed report to Congress, stating that the network met the criteria to be designated a foreign terrorist organization. The paper quoted an administration official of the US State Department, as saying that the move shows the U.S. is 'using everything it can to put the squeeze on these guys.'

UK resolves to fight Haqqani network as US blacklists militant group