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Clinton rejects Pak's apprehensions over new Afghan policy | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has played down Pakistan's apprehensions regarding President Obama's revamped Afghan strategy,and said that Washington is committed to ending the trust deficit
between countries. Political quarters and the media in Pakistan are apprehensive
about the new Afghan plan, as they believe the massive surge of troops in Afghanistan
could lead to extremists crossing into Pakistan. Speaking on television, Clinton
said she has had talks with the Pakistani leadership, and they have expressed
satisfaction over the new Afghan strategy, which also addresses the problems of
that country. "In the personal conversations I've had with Pakistani leaders in
the last couple of days, there's a sigh of relief," The News quoted Clinton, as
saying. "There's a feeling that, okay, so the United States is committed not only
to Afghanistan and the fight against the Afghan Taliban, but you're committed
to this partnership with Pakistan," she said. Clinton said she actually believed
that the Pakistani media had responded to the issue much better than what she
actually anticipated. "I think we're making a little progress. I actually thought
the press accounts were better than I would have anticipated," she said. Meanwhile,
Obama's Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has also stressed
that Pakistan was taken on board over the Afghan strategy well in advance. Holbrooke
said both the civil and military officials were approached and taken under confidence
over the new Afghan policy before President Obama announced sending 30,000 more
troops to Afghanistan. "We are talking to Pakistan government over matters relating
to US drone strikes in Pakistan but nonetheless, there are no reports on drone
attacks in Afghanistan," he said while responding to a query about whether Washington
is in talks with Islamabad to expand drone strikes in the country. |
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