[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 504-505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST INDIA

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I condemn the recent terrorist attack on 
the Indian Pathankot Air Force Station, which took the lives of seven 
Indian security force personnel, as well as the attack on the Indian 
Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. These deplorable acts of 
aggression threaten to undermine India's security and also

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its peaceful activities in Afghanistan, which are in the interests of 
both nations, as well as the United States.
  It is my understanding that a Pakistan-based terrorist group is 
likely responsible for the attack, and it is imperative that these 
terrorists be brought to justice. The United States must stand 
shoulder-to-shoulder with India in facing this common security threat. 
As violent, Islamic extremism emanating from Pakistan continues to 
threaten the long-term stability of the region, it is increasingly 
important that Pakistan reject such aggression and do everything in its 
power to root out and eliminate these terrorists.

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