Islamabad, Apr. 8 : President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow US intelligence about the creation and recruiting powers of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

"I am deeply, deeply dissatisfied with the degree of knowledge that the United States government and our friends and allies have on this subject," the Dawn quoted Holbrooke, as saying.

New Delhi  - US special envoy Richard Holbrooke held discussions on regional security with top Indian officials Wednesday following a visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials said.

Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen met with India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor MK Narayanan in New Delhi.

New Delhi, Apr. 8: President Barack Obama’s Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke has said that the US could not mediate between Pakistan and India, and that the two neighbouring countries would have to solve their long impending issues between themselves bilaterally.

Addressing media persons in Islamabad before emplaning for New Delhi, Holbrooke said: “Washington cannot negotiate between the two countries, they should normalise mutual ties.”

Terming the November 2006 Mumbai terror attack as ‘strategic terrorism’, he said the strikes were an attempt to destabilize both countries.

New Delhi, Apr 8: United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) chief mentor Tarun Das here on Wednesday.

The Chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, was also present.

The meeting assumed significance in view of the top US officials huddling with India strategy group of CII over Indo-US cooperation in reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Holbrooke, along with Mullen, are expected to meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan later in the day.

New Delhi, Apr 8 : United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in New Delhi late last night and is expected to brief the Indian leadership about his recent visit to Pakistan and President Obama''s new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Holbrooke is being accompanied by the Chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.

Holbrooke will meet with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan.

Islamabad - US special envoy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Tuesday the two countries had parallel interests in fighting the war against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants concentrated along the Afghan border.

"The United States and Pakistan face a common strategic threat, a common enemy and a common challenge and, therefore, a common task," Holbrooke told reporters in a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.