Source: Thaindian news
Washington, US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Mike Vickers has said that the American military presence in Pakistan is less than 100 personnel.
US military advisers are helping Pakistan to train their elite commando force in a continuing effort to blunt the rising threat of terror groups and militants operating in tribal areas, he said.
That includes assisting and teaching specialised fighting techniques to soldiers, such as helicopter assaults, Vickers added.
“It’s been ongoing for a while,” Vickers said.
“They’re expanding their capability substantially; they’re essentially doubling their force. So we’re helping them with that expansion and trying to improve their capabilities at the same time. There’s also some aviation training. It’s been ongoing for several years,” he said.
The training programme is the part of new US aid of 750 million dollars to Pakistan for development of the tribal region, the Daily Times quoted Vickers, as saying.
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1 muneeba // Feb 11, 2008 at 1:59 am
when it is about BB’s killing probe
“THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN NOT DO,OUR AGENCIES ARE VERY CAPABLE,WE DON’T NEED ANY FOREIGN AID”
and when it is about pleasing American Gods to help musharraff stay in Pakistan forever and ever,you kinda have to convince them on performance and result achievements u know..
so its ok..
all is FAIR in love and poor mush is in love with power…so everyone,stay calm and try to understand..and if you cant help understand then don’t forget the CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry is himself imprisoned,don’t have any hopes at all..
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