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US to help Pakistan curb border terrorists
Switzerland News.Net
Wednesday 21st May, 2008
The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte has said the country is working hard to help Pakistan acquire the tools to conduct aggressive and sustained counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations.
Mr Negroponte said the Pentagon would equip and train special operations units of the Pakistan Army for the purpose.
During a hearing of the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations he said the training would focus on the Special Services Group and its helicopter unit to enhance its ability to execute combat missions in the border region.
The idea is to prevent militants from exploiting Pakistani territory as a staging ground for attacks against Afghanistan, Pakistan and beyond.
He said the terrorist problem in Pakistan and the terrorist problem in Afghanistan were inextricably linked.
"What happens on one side impacts the other side. Terrorists continue to use Pakistan's tribal areas as safe havens and cross the border to attack Afghan and Coalition forces in Afghanistan," he added.
He said that the US must design and execute its strategy to assist Pakistan in such a way as to persuade other nations to take the problems the Pakistanis face as seriously as the US does.
He further said that the US wants to help the new government in Pakistan to strengthen democratic institutions, reform economic structures, provide the people with food and energy and transform the military into a more capable security force for the nation.
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Anonymous
05-21-08, 02:23 PM |
US to help Pakistan curb border terrorists
Well done !! Pakistani trained commandos (Talibans) shall be enabled
to bleed, more & more, the ISAF/NATO/Afghan forces in Afghanistan.
Good luck !!!
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Anonymous
05-21-08, 06:16 PM |
Pakistan Is Still On Our Side?
This Is Good News - I Feared That With Musharrif Leaving - We Would Not Have Any Support For Afghanistan.
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~galljdaj+
05-21-08, 07:30 PM |
americans are so proud of the new parades...
the parades of the great american liars and cowards. especially led by the lil pundit and the wet pant’ers.
And of course the new leader of the death squaders, of 'negropantas'. Famous for his S.A. DEATH SQUAD TRAININGS, now operating in pakistani outposts!
Carry on Gang of the modern american liars and petty theives! But they now have wmd to play with! Making americans proud again!
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RWN
05-21-08, 08:22 PM |
Death squads?
~galljdaj+;83443:
the parades of the great american liars and cowards. especially led by the lil pundit and the wet pant’ers.
And of course the new leader of the death squaders, of 'negropantas'. Famous for his S.A. DEATH SQUAD TRAININGS, now operating in pakistani outposts!
Carry on Gang of the modern american liars and petty theives! But they now have wmd to play with! Making americans proud again!
Are you speaking of Ollie North?
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