Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Clinton Urges Pakistan to Pressure Haqqani

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that she will continue to press Pakistan to squeeze the Haqqani network which she believes was behind Sundays' attacks in Kabul.

She added that there already "indications of Haqqani involvement" in Sundays' attacks in Kabul and other provinces adding that "Haqqani is a very determined foe."

She also called her Pakistani counterpart, Hinna Rabbani Khar and discussed their shared responsibility to confront militants following the attacks in Kabul.

Hillary Clinton Joined US Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta blamed Haqqani network for a wave attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday.

"The intelligence indicates the Haqqanis were behind the attack that took place." Panetta said in a press conference on Tuesday.

This comes and Isaf's spokesman General Carsten Jacobson, pointed to the Haqqani network but

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