Islamabad, July 2 (DNS) The US does not approve of Pakistan government's negotiations with the country's top Taliban commander but supports talks with tribal elders near the Afghan border, a top American official said here today।
"We don't support making concessions to Taliban leaders like Baitullah Mehsud," US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said, adding, the US backed the government's policy of negotiating "with tribesmen not militants"।
Appreciating the action taken by Pakistani security forces against militants in the northwestern tribal belt, Boucher said "the operation around Peshawar is very welcome"।
"All (the) people up there have had enough of the harassment by these groups, the threats to Peshawar," he said। "But it's a reminder of how much of a problem there is up there." Pakistani paramilitary forces launched a crackdown on three militant groups in the Khyber Agency near the northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday. The troops have destroyed several militant bases and arrested over two dozen people during the operation.
The main supply route for NATO and US forces in Afghanistan also passes through the Khyber Agency।
Replying to a question about a recent strike inside Pakistan by NATO forces based in Afghanistan, Boucher said the US is aware of the sensitivities of Pakistan and a joint investigation had been launched into the incident. DNS
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