Barack Obama names new envoys to Afghanistan and Pakistan

“I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years,” said
Obama, who is seeking a second four-year term in November 6 elections.

The outgoing US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, resigned in May after
a turbulent tenure in which US forces secretly killed Osama bin Laden near
Pakistan’s main military academy, humiliating the powerful army.

Mr Munter had been an advocate within the Obama administration for
reconciliation with Pakistan. People close to him said he was frustrated
that the CIA and Pentagon took the lead on Pakistan policy, with Mr Munter’s
job effectively to contain the fallout.

After a half-year standoff, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this
month said sorry to Pakistan for the deaths of 24 troops in an air raid near
the Afghanistan border, leading Islamabad to reopen key supply routes.

Just two weeks after Mr Munter’s announcement, the US ambassador to
Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, also said he would leave his post early. The
State Department said he decided to leave the stressful job for health
reasons.

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