Clinton thanks Pakistan, Afghanistan for aid in return of NYT reporter who escaped captivity

September 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.

September 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.

July 20th, 2009 Clinton says 9/11 ringleaders are in PakistanNEW DELHI — U.S. officials "firmly believe" that al-Qaida leaders who planned and carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has once again highlighted that Pakistan is a terror safe haven and said that Al-Qaeda's leadership is based in that country. Clinton's comments came a day before her significant visit to India, where she will be meeting the country's leadership.

June 21st, 2009 NYT editor: We had to keep mum on Afghan abductionNEW YORK — Deciding not to report initially on reporter David Rohde's capture by the Taliban for seven months was "an agonizing position that we revisited over and over again," New York Times executive editor Bill Keller said Sunday. "All along, we were told by people that probably the wisest course for David's safety was to keep it quiet," Keller said in an interview on CNN.

June 20th, 2009 New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivityKABUL — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday. David S. Rohde was abducted Nov.

June 20th, 2009 White House: Reporter who escaped Taliban now safeWASHINGTON — The president's spokesman says the White House is "very pleased" that a New York Times reporter is safe and returning home after escaping from Taliban captors. David S. Rohde was abducted Nov.

June 20th, 2009 New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivityKABUL — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday. David S. Rohde, 41, was abducted Nov.

May 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the United States policies towards Pakistan have been inconsistent over the last 30 years. "It is fair to say that our policy towards Pakistan over the last 30 years has been incoherent.

May 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.

May 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.

May 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US are facing a common threat. The United States deeply regrets the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan, she said at a joint press conference with President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai "I wish to express my personal regret and certainly the sympathy of our administration on the loss of civilian life in Afghanistan," The News quoted Clinton, as saying.

April 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.

April 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.

March 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.