U.S. Defense Chief Urges Pakistan to Redouble Efforts Against Extremist Groups

U.S. Defense Chief Urges Pakistan to Redouble Efforts Against Extremist Groups
U.S. Secretary for Defense, Jim Mattis, sits opposite Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson, before a meeting at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in central London, Britain Nov. 10, 2017. Reuters/Simon Dawson
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ISLAMABAD—U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders on Monday and urged them to “redouble” their efforts to rein in extremist groups accused of using the country as a base to carry out attacks in neighboring Afghanistan.

Mattis, on a one-day visit to Pakistan, said the South Asian nation had made progress in the fight against militancy inside its borders but needed to make more.