Entities: Athar Abbas[1];

Entities: Abdul Ghani Baradar[1]; Ghani Baradar[1]; Mullah Abdul Ghafour[1]; Richard Holbrooke[1]; Abdel Ghani[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

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Richard Holbrooke told: "We feel clearly that we're working more closely together with them. And I think that's a very big step forward,"

Richard Holbrooke said: "Well, I want to stress that they have moved over 100,000 troops from their eastern border against their giant neighbour to the western border to fight,"

Richard Holbrooke said: "All of this, plus the recognition that the distinction between Afghan Taliban and Pakistan Taliban - if it ever existed - is eroded, has led the Pakistanis to take a very much more forward leaning position," "Above all, the backlash from the (Taliban's) attacks in places like Lahore or Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kashmir, Karachi, have all contributed to an evolution"

Entities: Athar Abbas[1]; Osama bin Laden[2];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security;

Entities: Mullah Baradar[1]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[1]; Nawaz Sharif[1]; Richard Holbrooke[1]; Ashfaq Parvez Kayani[2]; Obama Administration[2]; Alí Zardari[1]; Raza Gilani[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[1]; Asif Ali[1];

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Richard Holbrooke told (about Obama Administration) : “In the last 13 months, since this (Obama) Administration took over, there has been a significant improvement across the board in the relationship between our government and the government of Pakistan,”

Entities: Stanley McChrystal[2]; Abdul Ghani Baradar[1]; Hamid Karzai[1]; Ghani Baradar[1]; Fareed Zakaria[1]; Mullah Abdul Ghafour[1]; Richard Holbrooke[1]; Abdel Ghani[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security;

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Richard Holbrooke said: "All of this, plus the recognition that the distinction between Afghan Taliban and Pakistan Taliban -- if it ever existed -- is eroded, has led the Pakistanis to take a very much more forward leaning position," "Plus, above all, the backlash from the (Taliban's) attacks in places like Lahore or Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kashmir, Karachi, have all contributed to an evolution"

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Nawaz Sharif[1]; Richard Holbrooke[1];