The cleric,Anwar al-Awlaki, who now lives in Yemen, once taught at a mosque in Virginia that Hasan attended and is well-known among violent Islamists, according to terrorism expert and author Evan Kohlmann.

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"We cannot stop terrorism or defeat the ideologies of violent extremism when hundreds of millions of young people see a future with no jobs,no hope and no way ever to catch up to the developed world,"

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In an opinion piece published in the Times of India newspaper she said the United States and India which have both experienced searing terrorist attacks should intensify anti-terrorism cooperation, and encourage Pakistan as it confronts the challenge of violent extremism.

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Both sides reaffirmed their strong commitment to countering terrorism and violent extremism.

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"We've said that terrorism and violent behaviors and killing innocent people cannot be a step towards defending the rights of the Syrian people, " he added.

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"If we limit ourselves simply to targeting al Qaeda -- without building the capacity of Afghanistan and Pakistan to deal with terrorism and violent extremism -- the security gains will not endure, " he said.

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