美國務卿：美巴必須合作
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she regrets Pakistan's withdrawal from next week's international conference on Afghanistan but hopes to secure Islamabad's cooperation in the future. Clinton told a news conference in South Korea Wednesday that Pakistan, like the U.S., has a "profound interest in a secure, stable and increasingly democratic Afghanistan." The top U.S. diplomat said Islamabad and Washington must learn lessons from a NATO air assault that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in disputed circumstances Saturday so the two countries can continue fighting terrorism together. She pledged a quick and thorough investigation of what she called a "tragic incident."
Pakistani officials have said they will not participate in next Monday's meeting in Bonn, Germany in protest against the airstrikes. Afghan President Hamid Karzai also urged Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott the talks on his country's future. Mr. Karzai called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday, asking him not to turn his back on the conference. The Afghan leader also extended his condolences for Pakistan's stani military officials say they believe NATO launched the airstrikes intentionally. General Ashfaq Nadeem also questioned whether Pakistan would participate in Washington's investigation into the air assault.美國國務卿希拉里·克林頓說，她對於巴基斯坦不參加下星期有關阿富汗的國際會議感到遺憾，但是仍然希望確保未來同伊斯蘭堡的合作。希拉里·克林頓星期三在韓國舉行的一次記者會上說，一個安全、穩定、越來越民主的阿富汗對於巴基斯坦來說，像對於美國一樣，意義重大。希拉里·克林頓說，伊斯蘭堡和華盛頓必須從星期六發生的造成24名巴基斯坦軍人喪生的北約空襲事件中汲取教訓，這樣兩國才能繼續共同打擊恐怖主義。關於這次事件發生的前因後果存在爭議。希拉里·克林頓保證對這次“悲劇性事件”進行迅速和徹底的調查。
巴基斯坦官員宣佈不參加下星期一在德國波恩舉行的會議，以抗議北約的空襲。阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊敦促巴基斯坦重新考慮抵制有關阿富汗未來的國際會議的決定。卡爾扎伊星期二給巴基斯坦總理吉拉尼打電話，請求他不要拒絕出席這次會議。這位阿富汗領導人還向巴基斯坦的人員損失表示慰問。巴基斯坦軍方官員說，他們認爲北約是故意發動這次空襲。巴基斯坦將軍納迪姆還對巴基斯坦當局是否應該參加華盛頓對這起事件的調查提出質疑。
