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| US to designate Haqqani network as terror group | US to designate Haqqani network as terror group |
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| The US is to designate the Pakistan-based militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation, officials say. | The US is to designate the Pakistan-based militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation, officials say. |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has signed a report to Congress saying the network met the criteria as a terror group, state department officials said. | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has signed a report to Congress saying the network met the criteria as a terror group, state department officials said. |
| The US has long described the Haqqani group - which has links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban - as a major threat. | The US has long described the Haqqani group - which has links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban - as a major threat. |
| The network has carried out a series of high-profile attacks against foreign troops in Afghanistan. | The network has carried out a series of high-profile attacks against foreign troops in Afghanistan. |
| The designation means US companies and individuals will be banned from supporting the group and its US assets will be frozen. | The designation means US companies and individuals will be banned from supporting the group and its US assets will be frozen. |
| US officials said the designation would take effect in seven to 10 days. | US officials said the designation would take effect in seven to 10 days. |
| "Based on that assessment [the report], she will notify Congress that she intends to designate the Haqqani network as an FTO (foreign terrorist organisation) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity," a state department official was quoted by Reuters as saying. | "Based on that assessment [the report], she will notify Congress that she intends to designate the Haqqani network as an FTO (foreign terrorist organisation) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity," a state department official was quoted by Reuters as saying. |
| Mrs Clinton is currently attending an Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) summit in Vladivostok, Russia. | Mrs Clinton is currently attending an Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) summit in Vladivostok, Russia. |
| Washington has been putting pressure on Pakistan for some time to curb the group. | |
| The US government has also been under political pressure from Congress to add the Haqqanis to the country's terrorist blacklist. | |
| Congress had set Mrs Clinton a deadline of this weekend to deliver her report. |