US, Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss creation of joint force against insurgents

US: A senior US official confirmed here Tuesday that Washington is discussing with its Pakistani and Afghan allies the creations of a joint military forces to combat insurgents on the Pakistani-Afghan border.

"We're obviously taking a good look at it. We're going to analyze it and see where we go from here on it," State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood said, adding that "We will probably have something to say once we've done a thorough analysis of it."

Last month officials from the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan began discussing the creation of a joint military force to attack insurgent sanctuaries on both sides of the Afghan- Pakistani border, the Washington Post quoted Afghan Defense Minister Rahim Wardak as reporting Tuesday. "The terrorists have not recognized any boundaries. So to fight them, we have to eventually come up with some arrangement, together with our neighbor Pakistan," Wardak said. "Pakistan's government is considering the plan. They say they are looking at it," Wardak said.

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Wednesday, Xinhua