US, allies need unified approach to fight terrorism

The United States said on Monday that it is aware of the fact that the Taliban and Al Qaeda would continue targeting Washington and its allies and stressed for a unified approach to deal with such activities.

"Look, we're under no illusions. The Taliban, Al Qaeda, other terrorist operations are going to continue their work," Robert Wood, the State Department spokesman, said while responding to a question on the threat from the Taliban to carry out two attacks per week in Pakistan.

"This is no secret that there are terrorists out there trying to hit us and hit our allies. What's important is that we have a unified approach to dealing with terrorism," Wood

said, referring to the recently announced Afghan policy. "We have to do what we can to prevent them. I think the Pakistani government certainly understands very clearly what a threat these terrorists pose to their own government. You know, we will take necessary security steps to protect our personnel, our people," he said.

"So we'll continue to work on this issue, because it's not going to go away right away. We have to keep working hard to fight terrorism," he added. Meanwhile, the Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke is in the region to talk about how the US and regional players can go forward in the implementation of the results of this strategic review.