US reaching 'limits of patience' with Pakistan: Panetta

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday that the United States was reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan over the Haqqani network that attacks US troops in Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday that the United States was reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan over the Haqqani network that attacks US troops in Afghanistan.

Pakistan "has to take action" against safe havens used by the Haqqani network in its semi-autonomous tribal belt, Panetta told a news conference in Kabul. "We are reaching the limits of our patience here," Panetta added.

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