Richard Holbrooke (L), new US special en

Richard Holbrooke (L), new US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi as he waits for Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on February 10, 2009. The US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan met key leaders in Islamabad as part of a major US policy review aimed at turning around the war against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in South Asia. His visit came as US President Barack Obama called for a combined effort to eradicate Al-Qaeda safe havens in Afghanistan and the border region with Pakistan, and expressed concern about Afghan government efforts. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)