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Brussels, Nov 30 (AFP) As the United States prepares to unveil a new strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the EU's counter-terrorism czar warned today that the network still poses the main security threat to Europe.
"It remains a very serious problem in this part of the world," EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove told reporters in Brussels, on the sidelines of talks between EU interior ministers. "It's the main threat."

"We have to adopt multi-pronged measures. First, keep the pressure on Afghanistan ... and we need to work a lot on Pakistan," he said, expressing support for the US change in strategy.

On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama is expected to announce the dispatch of more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, as Washington shifts to a counter-insurgency approach to seize the initiative from the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and their allies.

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