Boucher: Pakistan, Afghans Must Cooperate
Pakistan and Afghanistan must cooperate to defeat the “common enemy” of the Taliban and Islamic extremists that control the shared border, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. The comments from Richard Boucher, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, follow weeks of tensions between the two countries — both key allies in Washington’s war on terrorism — over militant infiltration along the rugged frontier. Full Story