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Gates, making his first trip to this country in three years, said he would try to persuade Pakistani military and civilian leaders that they need to crack down on all factions of the Taliban, al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups. For years, Pakistan has been reluctant to take action against fighters crossing into Afghanistan and India as long as the fighters don\u2019t cause trouble domestically.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality [is] that you can\u2019t ignore one part of this cancer and pretend it that won\u2019t have some impact closer to home,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cWe have common enemies on both sides of the border. We are interested in an even closer working relationship with the Pakistanis to go after these common enemies.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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