The United States is committed to a long-term strategic partnership with Pakistan that’s critical to the success of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan strategy, senior U.S. leaders assured their Pakistani counterparts during a recent consultative session, according to Donna Miles of the American Forces Press Service. The United States will remain a stabilizing force in the region long after the conflict ends,
Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy, and others told Pakistani government officials.

Flournoy recognized actions Pakistan has taken to deal with extremists within its border, and promised continued U.S. support, said David Sedney, deputy assistant secretary for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia.

“America will remain a staunch supporter of Pakistani security and prosperity long after the guns fall silent,” Sedney said Flourney told the Pakistani delegation led by the Pakistani defense secretary, retired Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali.

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