Washington: US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Friday said that many leaders of Haqqani group have been designated as terrorists.
Giving a routine press briefing at State Department, the spokesperson said that US Foreign Secretary Clinton is also reviewing whether the amorphous group meets the criteria for a terrorist organisation.
Lawmakers from both US parties are urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to designate the Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organisation.
A letter obtained by The Associated Press argues the Pakistan-based militant group ”continues to launch sensational and indiscriminate attacks against US interests in Afghanistan.”
It says the Haqqani network ”poses a continuing threat to innocent men, women and children in the region.”
The lawmakers are Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. C.A. ”Dutch” Ruppersberger, both Democrats, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Rep. Mike Rogers, both Republicans.
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