[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The commander of the United States Central Command General Joseph L. Votel has said the Pak military and security services have not taken lasting actions against the notorious Haqqani terrorist network inside its soil so far.In his statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Votel said "Pakistain remains a critical partner in the counter-terrorism fight. Twenty U.S-designated terrorist organizations operate in the Afghanistan-Pakistain sub-region; seven of the 20 organizations are in Pakistain."
Gen. Votel further added "So long as these groups maintain safe haven inside of Pakistain they will threaten long-term stability in Afghanistan. Of particular concern to us is the Haqqani Network (HQN) which poses the greatest threat to coalition forces operating in Afghanistan."
"To date, the Pakistain military and security services have not taken lasting actions against HQN. We have consistently called upon the Paks to take the necessary actions to deny turbans safe haven and improve security in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the Afghanistan-Pakistain border region," he added.
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he said "We have seen some promising coordination between the Pakistain and Afghanistan militaries aimed at addressing instability in the Afghanistan-Pakistain border region. The Pakistain military in particular continues to conduct counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the FATA and facilitate, via ground and air lines of communication, the sustainment of coalition operations in Afghanistan."