WASHINGTON :The United States expressed extreme concern on Thursday about advances by the Taliban in Pakistan and said the issue was taking up a significant amount of President Barack Obama's time.
"I think the news over the past several days is very disturbing, the administration is extremely concerned," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, noting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "candid" comments on the issue on Wednesday.
"We are extremely concerned about the situation and it is something that takes a lot of the president's time," he said.
"What is happening in Pakistan and Afghanistan is the central foreign policy focus of this administration.
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