WASHINGTON - Barack Obama wants the President of Pakistan to intensify its efforts in the fight against Taliban militants, who are more and more force and threats to the vital interests of the United States.
At a meeting at the White House Wednesday, Obama will press the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari to do more against the Taliban, which in recent years, fear that the United States and its allies by the passage of the palace on the Afghan-Pakistani border areas near the capital, Islamabad. Obama will also seek a renewed commitment of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to better coordinate operations with Pakistan and the United States, which will expand its military presence in Afghanistan as part of the revision of the strategy of President of the war against the Taliban.
The Pakistani army, meanwhile, attacked Taliban militants in the northwestern region Wednesday before the attack on extremist stronghold. It was unclear whether the nature of the planned military operation stretched sustainable Obama administration seeks.
Obama and his foreign policy and national security, the team was to meet separately and then together with Zardari and Karzai.
United States team also seek assurances from Zardari that his country of nuclear weapons are safe.
"The president is deeply concerned that the security situation," spokesman for the White House said Tuesday Robert Gibbs. "We will send more troops in Afghanistan and therefore we will talk to Afghans and Pakistanis of our renewed commitment to help them help, they need to deal with these extremists .
Another problem arose early Wednesday, when Karzai has ordered an investigation into allegations of local officials to more than 30 civilians were killed Monday, the end of the bombing by the United States led the fight militants in the West Afghanistan. International Committee of the Red Cross said teams were sent to the area saw "dozens of bodies in the two positions", including women and children.
Karzai said that the office will address the issue of civilian deaths is Obama. U. S. Brigadier-General sent to investigate.
For public officials to say that the Obama for meeting with Zardari and Karzai of Afghanistan and Pakistan to jointly share the extremist threat to their country. They hope that the message has a huge weight that come directly from Obama.
The results, which will be measured to recognize whether the communication leads to action. This includes, for example, to what extent the Pakistani army demonstrated a sustained commitment to the fight against extremists within its borders.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss what is private diplomatic exchange.
Officials say that no movement of the Obama administration to send U.S. forces in Pakistan, which is the focus of Pakistani officials have been emphatic. "This is the end of this subject, if we are," said one official.
On Tuesday, the administration point man for the region, said lawmakers who are considering a major boost in U.S. aid to Pakistan - 1.5 billion dollars per year for five years - that "our most important to the national security at stake "in Pakistan.
The special envoy Richard Holbrooke has insisted that Pakistan is not a "failed state", but faces enormous problems that it admits could affect the safety of nuclear arsenals in the country.
Holbrook said that the United States needs "to be greater pressure on our friends in Pakistan to join us in the fight against the Taliban and their allies. We can not succeed in Afghanistan, Pakistan, without the support and participation ".
New fighting in Pakistan following the collapse of the cease-fire for three months with the Taliban in the valley, that the secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton was treated to the abandonment of government control of extremists. It will test the ability of the Pakistani military and civilian leaders hoped that solutions to the rebels in May be partners in peace.
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