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US President Barack Obama says that success in Afghanistan is linked to Pakistan. Obama made an announcement to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and said that Al Qaeda wants to occupy Pakistans nukes. Obama maintained that Pakistan faced the biggest threat from militancy. Announcing the new Afghan Policy Obama observed that US didnt want to occupy any country but would fight for the safety of other countries and its own. Security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan is not satisfactory and Al Qaeda is plotting new attack. US is forced to stay and fight in Afghanistan and can not pull out its troops from there at this stage, he added. Obama told that US troops pull out from Afghanistan would start after 18months, adding that US was ready to negotiate with Taliban who are ready to surrender. US President said that Pakistani people should know that US was the biggest supporter of their security and wanted a strong democracy there. America has given the maximum aid for IDPs. We dont want confrontation with Islamic countries, he explained. Sending more troops will not win Afghan war: Rais Talking to Dunya News senior analyst Dr Rasool Baksh Rais said that America couldnt win the war in Afghanistan despite sending more troops to the area. America will not be able to win over Taliban even if it sends more troops there, he opined. US wants to eliminate Al Qaeda: Askari Analyst Hasan Askari told Dunya News US thought that Al Qaeda was present in tribal areas and wanted to eliminate it. Americans think that Al Qaeda is very much present in tribal areas. By sending more troops to Afghanistan it wants to eliminate it, he said. Obama says Al Qaeda wants to occupy Pakistani nukes: MazariTalking to Dunya News analyst Dr. Shireen Mazari said that Obama claims Al Qaeda wants to occupy nuclear arsenals of Pakistan. Indian lobby wants Afghan War to continue: BegTalking to Dunya News former army chief General (R) Aslam Beg said that Indian lobby wanted Afghan War to continue. He believed that US didnt want to give any share to Taliban in Afghanistan Government. Continuing Afghan War was difficult decision: Mushahid Talking to Dunya News PML-Q leader Mushahid Hussain said that it was the most difficult decision for President Obama to continue Afghan War. He maintained that Obama took a good decision by giving the time frame of Afghan War.
