Cooperation pledge in Kabul

August 12, 2007

The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism together and prevent extremists from operating in their countries. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told a Kabul gathering of some 700 tribal leaders from both countries that Pakistan and Afghanistan are confronted with a "particularly dark form" of extremism while the rest of the world races forward with economic development. He'd declined to attend the opening of the much-touted "jirga" at the last minute citing security concerns. He changed his mind after phone calls from Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the U.S. Secretary of State.