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| Hillary Clinton to advise if Haqqani network should be labelled terrorist | Hillary Clinton to advise if Haqqani network should be labelled terrorist |
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| Hillary Clinton has said she will meet next week's deadline to report to Congress on whether the Haqqani network should be designated as a terrorist organisation. | Hillary Clinton has said she will meet next week's deadline to report to Congress on whether the Haqqani network should be designated as a terrorist organisation. |
| The US secretary of state spoke about the insurgent group, which has been blamed for attacks against Nato troops in Afghanistan, as she praised the contributions of Australia and New Zealand to the international military mission in the country while on a visit to the Cook Islands. | The US secretary of state spoke about the insurgent group, which has been blamed for attacks against Nato troops in Afghanistan, as she praised the contributions of Australia and New Zealand to the international military mission in the country while on a visit to the Cook Islands. |
| She said she would present the report on the Haqqani network by 9 September, as called for by lawmakers. | She said she would present the report on the Haqqani network by 9 September, as called for by lawmakers. |
| Congress set the deadline in July to prod Barack Obama's administration into imposing sanctions against the network that officials say is the biggest threat to US and allied forces in Afghanistan. | Congress set the deadline in July to prod Barack Obama's administration into imposing sanctions against the network that officials say is the biggest threat to US and allied forces in Afghanistan. |
| Several senior members of the group are already subject to US sanctions but many lawmakers want the entire group covered, despite concerns such a move could complicate relations with Pakistan. | Several senior members of the group are already subject to US sanctions but many lawmakers want the entire group covered, despite concerns such a move could complicate relations with Pakistan. |
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