White House says Obama will meet with presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan next week

October 9th, 2009 Obama to discuss Afghan war with advisersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will be calling on Americans to stand up to those who oppose a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. At an afternoon event Friday in the East Room, Obama will also urge Congress to act quickly in passing a financial regulatory reform package by the end of the year.

October 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan is not among the options under consideration by US President Barack Obama as he outlines a new strategy for the conflict. "I don't think we have the option to leave," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday.

October 5th, 2009 Obama to meet with lawmakers on AfghanistanWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has invited a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to the White House on Tuesday to confer about the eroding war in Afghanistan. The meeting comes at a pivotal time as the war is about to roll into its ninth year.

September 30th, 2009 President to meet NATO secretary generalWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets at the White House today with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn). The likely topic of discussion: Afghanistan.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama, Dutch PM meet in Washington next monthWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will be meeting next month with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (YAHN' PAY'-tehr BAHL'-keh-nehn-deh) to discuss bilateral relations and the Netherlands help with the U.S.-led effort to defeat Taliban and al-Qaida forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The White House said Tuesday that the July 14 meeting is designed to build upon the Netherlands significant contributions to the U.S.-directed NATO effort in Afghanistan and it's participation in the alliance training mission in Iraq.

June 22nd, 2009 Obama aide to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser is traveling to Afghanistan and Pakistan. White House spokesman Mike Hammer said Monday that the president tasked Gen.

May 30th, 2009 Obama asks for sanctions against alleged smugglersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has requested sanctions against alleged drug smugglers from Colombia, Venezuela, Afghanistan and Pakistan under a federal law known as the Kingpin Act, the White House said Friday. Daniel Rendon Herrera of Colombia, the Haji Juma Khan Organization of Afghanistan, Walid Makled Garcia of Venezuela, and Imam Bheel of Pakistan were identified by the White House as "significant foreign narcotics traffickers" who should face sanctions.

May 9th, 2009 Obama: Pakistan, Afghanistan fighting terroristsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan are cooperating in the effort to defeat al-Qaida and its terrorist allies. The president met Wednesday at the White House with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari.

May 6th, 2009 Obama's Day: Meets with Afghan, Pakistani leadersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosts a White House meeting with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, two neighboring nations where crucial U.S. security concerns are at stake.

May 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan for talks aimed at developing a common strategy for combating the Taliban and Al Qaeda and stabilizing the border region between the two countries. Since taking office, Obama has sought a comprehensive approach towards defeating the resilient Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan by addressing the safe haven the militants use in remote areas of Pakistan to launch attacks against US, NATO and Afghan forces.

May 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will host a summit with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan Wednesday to 'accelerate the process of cooperation between the two countries' to take on a resurgent Taliban in the region. Obama will hold separate meetings and a joint summit with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan at the White House, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced Friday.

May 1st, 2009 White House: Obama to meet with Karzai, ZardariWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss their troubled region. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday that Obama would meet jointly and separately with the two at the White House.

March 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has said that his country faced a terror threat from Pakistan. Speaking at the dedication of Abraham Lincoln Hall at the National Defence University, Obama said on Thursday that the 9/11 terror attacks "signalled the new dangers of the 21st century." "We're still at war with terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are plotting to do us harm," the Daily Times quoted Obama, as saying.

January 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush met his successor, Barack Obama, along with three former presidents, over lunch Wednesday to offer advice and wish him well.

January 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush will host former presidents and his successor, Barack Obama, at the White House for a private meeting during lunch Wednesday, the White House said.