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Karzai demands tougher anti-terror action from Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan urged neighboring Pakistan to do more to curb militancy on their shared frontier, drawing an angry rebuke from Islamabad which has deployed 80,000 soldiers to the region.
You'd think 80,000 soldiers could put a dent in the problem ...
Some 2,500 American and Afghan soldiers are waging an ongoing campaign, dubbed Operation Mountain Lion, to hunt down extremists allied to this country’s toppled Taliban regime and their Al Qaida allies, along with armed criminals active in the region. Opposite Kunar on the Pakistani side off the border, Pakistani forces have deployed in remote villages to stop militants fleeing the US-Afghan operation seeking shelter in this country’s eastern neighbor.

They are among tens of thousands Pakistani soldiers deployed in its tribal regions to counter increased attacks on Pakistani forces, hunt extremists at large in the region and stop militants crossing back and forth across the border.

But Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman on Tuesday demanded Pakistan increase efforts to curb terrorism in their frontier region that stretches 2,450 kilometers (1,470 miles). “We demand more and better cooperation from Pakistan, as well as the international community, against terrorism,” Karzai spokesman Rahim Karimi told reporters. “Afghanistan should shake hands as friends with Pakistan and work together in the struggle against terrorism.”

Afghan officials suspect sections of Pakistan’s secret services may still be aiding extremist elements inside Afghanistan, claims Pakistan denies.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-04-19
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