15:28, 07 May 2009 | GMT +5
U.S. and Afghanistan, Pakistan vow to continue anti-terrorism cooperation
WASHINGTON. May 7. KAZINFORM U.S. President Barack Obama met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Wednesday, with the three sides pledging to continue cooperation in the fight against extremism and terrorism; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Speaking to reporters after separate talks with Zardari and Karzai and a joint meeting with the two leaders, Obama said that the two leaders "fully appreciate the seriousness of the threats that we face" from extremists and are committed to confronting it.
In his short statement about the talks, Obama also pledged to work with Islamabad and Kabul to avoid civilian casualties when liquidating insurgents in the two countries; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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