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US Should Focus on Afghanistan, not Pakistan, Army Chief Says |
2011-10-21 |
[Tolo News] The Mighty Pak Army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani ... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI... , told parliament's defence committee that the US should focus on stabilising Afghanistan instead of pushing Pakistain to attack snuffies groups, Rooters reported. Mr Kayani also said Pakistain alone will decide if and when to launch a full-scale offensive in North ![]() The US would have to think "10 times" before taking any unilateral action in Pakiststan, the MP said. Pakistain is not like Iraq or Afghanistan, he added. Such views could deepen tensions between the United States and its uneasy but important ally Pakistain. Friction between the US and Pakistain recently increased after top US officials accused the ISI of supporting the Haqqani network, a group thought to be based in Pakistain. US officials believe that the Haqqani network is responsible for a series of high-profile attacks that may unseat plans for withdrawing smoothly from Afghanistan. US forces have targeted many Haqqani leaders in Pakistain and Afghanistan. The Pakistain government has warned the US to stop its drone strikes on their territory. |
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