US envoy pressured Islamabad and addressed the ongoing war in Afghanistan in August 2009.

The entities involved

• Islamabad →

  capital city of Pakistan

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• Barack Obama →

  president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)

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• Afghanistan →

  country in Central and South Asia

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  • Demands are rising for the international community to focus on the cross-border threats posed by militant groups finding sanctuary and operational bases in Afghanistan.03:53

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