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Drone strikes to end 'very, very soon': John Kerry
By AFP / Reuters Published: August 1, 2013
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry hinted towards an end of the CIA-operated drone campaign in the tribal areas of Pakistan, as he said in a television interview on Thursday that the signature strikes could end very soon.
I think the programme will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it, Kerry said in an interview with state-run Pakistan Television.
It is the first time that a senior US official has indicated that there could be a definitive end to the programme, which the CIA has in the past called an effective counter-terrorism weapon.
The president has a very real timeline and we hope its going to be very, very soon, Kerry added, when asked whether the US had a timeline for ending drone strikes.
Taliban broke their promise
On the subject of the Afghan peace process, Kerry said that the Taliban broke their word in Doha.
They had accepted a certain set of requirements and they went back on their word.
By AFP / Reuters Published: August 1, 2013
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry hinted towards an end of the CIA-operated drone campaign in the tribal areas of Pakistan, as he said in a television interview on Thursday that the signature strikes could end very soon.
I think the programme will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it, Kerry said in an interview with state-run Pakistan Television.
It is the first time that a senior US official has indicated that there could be a definitive end to the programme, which the CIA has in the past called an effective counter-terrorism weapon.
The president has a very real timeline and we hope its going to be very, very soon, Kerry added, when asked whether the US had a timeline for ending drone strikes.
Taliban broke their promise
On the subject of the Afghan peace process, Kerry said that the Taliban broke their word in Doha.
They had accepted a certain set of requirements and they went back on their word.