美国一家主要报纸报导说，奥巴马总统的阿富汗新战略包括扩大华盛顿方面同巴基斯坦的关系， 这包括加强同巴基斯坦的经济和军事合作。
华盛顿邮报报导说， 奥巴马11月早些时候致函巴基斯坦总统一封两页的信件，信中表示致力于发展长期关系，其中包括提供更多发展与贸易援助，改善情报合作和军事援助，以及更多地公开赞扬而减少公开批评巴基斯坦。
报导还说， 奥巴马在信中还异常直率地警告巴基斯坦政府不要继续利用被取缔的激进组织来实现他们自己的政策目标。
华盛顿邮报的报导说， 奥巴马政府得出结论，认为没有巴基斯坦的合作， 美国在那个地区的努力是无法成功的。 报导说,美国官员还认为， 必须成功地反击巴基斯坦的激进威胁， 否则其长远后果要比在阿富汗失败更为严重。
A major U.S. newspaper is reporting that President Obama’s new war strategy for Afghanistan includes expanding Washington’s ties with Pakistan, including additional military and economic cooperation.
The Washington Post reports Mr. Obama sent Pakistan’s president a two-page letter earlier this month that pledges a long-term relationship, including more development and trade assistance, improved intelligence collaboration, improved military assistance and more public praise and less public criticism of Pakistan.
The report says the letter also warns the Pakistani government “with unusual bluntness” that it cannot continue using banned militant groups for its policy goals.
The newspaper reports the Obama administration has concluded that U.S. efforts in the region cannot succeed without Pakistan’s cooperation. The report says U.S. officials also believe the long-term consequences of failing to counter the militant threat in Pakistan far outweigh failure in Afghanistan.