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 PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

121 STAT. 521

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(2) Since September 11, 2001, the Government of Pakistan has been a critical ally and an important partner in removing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and combating al Qaeda. (3) Pakistan has made great sacrifices in the shared struggle against al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups, engaging in military operations that have led to the deaths of hundreds of Pakistani security personnel and enduring acts of terrorism that have killed hundreds of Pakistani civilians. (4) Publicly-stated goals of the Government of Pakistan and the national interests of the United States are in close agreement in many areas, including— (A) curbing the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology; (B) combating poverty and corruption; (C) enabling effective government institutions, including public education; (D) promoting democracy and the rule of law, particularly at the national level; (E) addressing the continued presence of Taliban and other violent extremist forces throughout the country; (F) maintaining the authority of the Government of Pakistan in all parts of its national territory; (G) securing the borders of Pakistan to prevent the movement of militants and terrorists into other countries and territories; and (H) effectively dealing with violent extremism. (5) The opportunity exists for shared effort in helping to achieve correlative goals with the Government of Pakistan, particularly— (A) increased United States assistance to Pakistan, as appropriate, to achieve progress in meeting the goals of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (4); (B) increased commitment on the part of the Government of Pakistan to achieve the goals of paragraph (4)(D), particularly given continued concerns, based on the conduct of previous elections, regarding whether parliamentary elections scheduled for 2007 will be free, fair, and inclusive of all political parties and carried out in full accordance with internationally-recognized democratic norms; and (C) increased commitment on the part of the Government of Pakistan to take actions described in paragraph (4)(E), particularly given— (i) the continued operation of the Taliban’s Quetta shura, as noted by then-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander General James Jones in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 21, 2006; and (ii) the continued operation of al Qaeda affiliates Lashkar-e Taiba and Jaish-e Muhammad, sometimes under different names, as demonstrated by the lack of meaningful action taken against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, and other known leaders and members of such terrorist organizations; and (D) increased commitment on the part of the Government of the United States in regard to working with all elements of Pakistan society in helping to achieve the

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