Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is optimistic that Afghanistan and Pakistan will fight extremists,and she is "quite impressed" with recent Pakistani military action against the Taliban.
Amid talks with the two nations' leaders, Clinton told reporters that the two countries had committed themselves to cooperating against militants in coordination with the United States. She said that Pakistan's moves this week against the Taliban in the northwestern Swat Valley was "called for, and action has been forthcoming."
Pakistan launched an offensive against the Taliban in the region after the collapse of a peace deal that had seen the extremists expand their territory toward the capital, compromising the government's hold on power.
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