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Advance of extremism in AFPAK region threatens US security: Clinton | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the advance of extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a threat to America's security. Addressing a joint
press conference with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Clinton
said Al-Qaeda and their extremist allies were not only attacking friends and allies
of US like Pakistan and Afghanistan, but are also bent upon attacking American
citizens and their interests around the world. "And, as the President Obama has
said, our goal is to defeat, disrupt and dismantle the Al-Qaeda network," The
Nation quoted Clinton, as saying. Clinton further said the US wanted to establish
a comprehensive relationship with Pakistan that covered a whole range of issues
and which were not only important for the people of Pakistan, but also for American
people and were in the greater interest of the region. "The current offensive
in Waziristan is of vital interest for US. We admire what the Pakistani military
is doing in its fight against terror. We think it is in the interests of Pakistan
to do this. So, we will be meeting, talking and discussing anything you can imagine
on a broad strategic dialogue between the US and Pakistan," Clinton said. "We
recognise that it is very important to broaden our engagement with Pakistan. That's
exactly what Ambassador Holbrooke has been working with his team. We want to support
the civilian government, deepen military-to-military co-operation and broaden
information sharing between the two countries," she added. Clinton also said that
she was glad to inform Pakistani people what the Obama administration and American
people were doing with respect to resolving the multiple crises confronting Pakistan
including power, humanitarian, energy, militancy and extremism. |
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