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September 29, 2011

Clinton: U.S. Nearing Decision on Haqqani Designation 
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The State Department says it is nearing a decision on whether to
designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a foreign terrorist group.
The move could further heighten tension with Pakistan, which has been
accused of backing Haqqani's operations in Afghanistan. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton said a decision is coming soon.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "With respect to the Haqqani
network, we are in the final, formal review that has to be undertaken to
make a government-wide decision to designate the network as a foreign
terrorist organization. Remember, we have already designated the key
leaders. I did that some time ago to make it clear that the leaders of
the organization fell under the foreign terrorist designation."



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