US lawmakers seek FTO tag for Haqqani network

May 11, 2012 23:10

A bipartisan group of powerful US lawmakers today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to "immediately designate" the Pakistan-based notorious Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organisation.

The lawmakers who have written a letter to Clinton in this regard include, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein and Vice Chairman Saxby Chambliss and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger. The lawmakers pointed out that it was clear that the Haqqani network, based in Pakistan's North Waziristan, continues to launch sensational and indiscriminate attacks against US interests in Afghanistan, and poses a continuing threat "to innocent men, women, and children in the region".

"Last week, our travel to Afghanistan for meetings with President (Hamid) Karzai, Ambassador Crocker, General Allen, and many military, intelligence, and State Department officers serving in Afghanistan reaffirmed concerns substantiated by intelligence and our oversight work," the lawmakers wrote.

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