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U.S. and Pakistan Agree to Target Regional Terror Groups
The United States and Pakistan have agreed to confront terrorist organisations including ISIS-Khorasan, al-Qaeda, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army, while working to strengthen border security. The agreement came at…
The Story in Brief
The United States and Pakistan have agreed to confront terrorist organisations including ISIS-Khorasan, al-Qaeda, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army, while working to strengthen border security. The agreement came at the fourth U.S.-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue, held on August 4.
The Hindu reports that delegations led by U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Gregory LoGerfo and Pakistan Foreign Ministry official Nabeel Munir reviewed the regional threat environment. A joint statement said both sides would seek to disrupt terrorist facilitation networks and deepen counterterrorism cooperation. The statement framed the partnership as part of a broader goal of regional peace, prosperity and stability.
The Indian Opinion
Announcements of renewed U.S.-Pakistan cooperation often invite two easy claims: that a joint statement means the security problem is solved, or that it is merely diplomatic theatre. Neither follows from this meeting. The real test is whether the two governments disrupt facilitation networks and reduce attacks linked to the groups they named. Future assessments should look for specific operations, arrests or border measures, rather than another declaration of shared resolve.
Source: thehindu.com
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