Afghan-Pakistan border modern epicentre of jihad: USOctober 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Calling the Afghan-Pakistan border as the "modern epicentre of jihad", the US has made it clear that it's not leaving Afghanistan as a Taliban takeover of the country would empower the Al Qaeda terrorist network. "The thing to remember about Afghanistan is that country and particularly the Afghan-Pakistan border is the modern epicentre of jihad," Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said at a forum sponsored by the George Washington University Monday.
Secretaries Gates and Clinton say US goals hold steady in Afghanistan despite strategy reviewOctober 5th, 2009 Cabinet secretaries say reevaluation makes senseWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say the U.S. goals in Afghanistan haven't changed, despite the debate over what to do next.
Former President Clinton: Obama smart to take time before sending more troops to AfghanistanSeptember 22nd, 2009 Clinton: Obama wise to think through AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama is wise to step back and rethink U.S. policy in Afghanistan before approving the dispatch of additional U.S.
Lawless Pak-Afghan border region epicenter of terrorism: ClintonSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has reiterated that the lawless tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were the epicenter of terrorism. In an interview to a private television channel, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted that the region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was the 'focal point' of terrorism.
Former President Clinton urges cautious American approach toward Iran's President AhmadinejadSeptember 22nd, 2009 Bill Clinton says US must approach Iran carefullyWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "lashing out at the world" right now and that it's important for U.S. leaders to figure out why.
Obama says work of Clinton Global Initiative is important even during tough economic timesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Obama praises Clinton in speech to Clinton groupNEW YORK — President Barack Obama says former President Bill Clinton should be credited with saving millions of lives around the world since leaving the White House. Obama on Tuesday spoke in New York to the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president's philanthropic organization.
Pakistan, Afghanistan on top of US agenda for UN General Assembly: ClintonSeptember 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton has said that issues relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan are on top of America's agenda for the forthcoming UN General Assembly. Addressing a gathering at the Brookings Institution here, Clinton said the United States would focus on various issues like the on going struggle in Iraq, Afghanistan and nuclear non-proliferation during the 64th session of the UN General Assembly.
Clinton says Aquino helped restore Philippine democracy after years of authoritarian ruleAugust 1st, 2009 Clinton praises Aquino's 'extradordinary courage'WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Philippines President Corazon Aquino "helped bring democracy back" to her country after years of authoritarian rule. Clinton says Aquino showed "extraordinary courage" following the assassination of her husband, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., in 1983 when he returned to the Philippines to challenge the rule of Ferdinand Marcos.
US 'deeply' regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan: ClintonMay 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologised for the civilian casualties caused by US airstrikes in Afghanistan after a meeting with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan Wednesday. 'We deeply, deeply regret that loss,' Clinton said, promising a joint investigation after an airstrike in western Afghanistan this week that may have killed more than 100 people, according to an Afghan regional legislator.
Sec'y of State Clinton: US deeply regrets apparent loss of innocent lives in AfghanistanMay 6th, 2009 Clinton: US regrets loss of life in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration "deeply, deeply" regrets the loss of innocent life apparently as the result of a U.S. bombing in Afghanistan and will undertake a full review of the incident.
Hillary urges donors to keep their pledges to help PakistanApril 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged nations who pledged more than five billion dollars to Pakistan last week, to keep their pledges. In a testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Clinton sought supplemental funding of 497 million dollars for Pakistan, saying that "progress in Afghanistan, we believe, depends on progress in Pakistan."
Clinton recalled that last week the US had pledged one billion dollars to Pakistan at a donors' meeting in Tokyo while other nations committed almost 4.5 billion dollars.
Clinton assails Bush for Iran policy that did not deter Iranian influence 'one bit'April 23rd, 2009 Clinton: Bush's Iran policy was a failureWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is criticizing the Bush administration for what she called a failed eight-year effort to isolate Iran. In congressional testimony Thursday, she said the approach of President Barack Obama's predecessor did not deter Iran "one bit" in its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons and support terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
Clinton says job creation is a key element of US strategy for stabilizing AfghanistanApril 23rd, 2009 Clinton: job creation is key to Afghan stabilityWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling Congress that local job creation is a key purpose of the $980 million in extra funds the State Department is requesting for its work in Afghanistan. Clinton is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee that is reviewing the administration's request for $7.1 billion in additional funds for the State Department this budget year.
Clinton says defeating al-Qaida is at the center of Obama's new strategy in AfghanistanApril 22nd, 2009 Clinton cites al-Qaida as key target in Obama planWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling Congress that the core goal of President Barack Obama's anti-terror strategy is to defeat al-Qaida and prevent its return to Afghanistan. Clinton testified Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where Chairman Howard Berman told her the panel is concerned about Islamic extremists gaining momentum in Pakistan.
US determined to stabilize Pak-Afghan region: ClintonMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan by putting forth a comprehensive policy
"We will be working with our NATO allies and other partners to come up with a comprehensive strategy that integrates military and civilian assets in a way that can try to stabilise both Afghanistan and Pakistan from the mutual threat they face from Al Qaeda and the Taliban," The Daily Times quoted Clinton, as saying. According to a US State Department statement released here, Clinton viewed the extremist outfits as being determined to spread havoc in the region.
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