Talking with Pakistan on threat posed by Haqqani network: US

Earlier, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter blocked military aid worth USD 300 million to Pakistan for not taking sufficient action against the Haqqani network.

Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant group the Haqqani network.

The US has said it is having a constant “conversation” with Pakistan on the threats posed by terror organisations like the Haqqani network operating in the region.

“There is a constant conversation that we are having with our Pakistani partners about the threat posed by Haqqani and other extremist groups in the region and certainly operating inside Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters at his daily news conference yesterday.

The spokesperson said there is no difference between the Pentagon and the US State Department on this issue.

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“We make these decisions routinely and they’re based on active conversations that we have with Pakistani leaders. I don’t know of any difference. I think the United States government is viewing this very much all in the same light,” Kirby said.

Earlier, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter had refused to give the necessary Congressional certification to Pakistan and had blocked military aid worth USD 300 million to Pakistan for not taking sufficient action against the Haqqani network.

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