'Pak needs to follow its words on terrorists with action'

February 12, 2015 21:26

Observing that the common threat of "violent extremism" may serve as a catalyst for improved security ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a top American general based in Kabul today told US lawmakers that Islamabad now needs to follow its words against terrorists with action.

"The common threat of violent extremism may serve as a catalyst for improved cooperation between the two countries, and we have already seen progress in the Afghanistan-Pakistan military-to-military relationship," said General John F Campbell, Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

"Senior Pakistani military officers have said that they can no longer discriminate between 'good and bad' terrorists. It is important that their words are followed by action," General Campbell said in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, wherein he conceded that the terrorist safe havens continue to exist in Pakistan.

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