Pakistan

New strategy: 14 Americans training Pakistani troops quit

The military had asked the US to cut its troop presence in Pakistan.

Express May 31, 2011

ISLAMABAD:

In what appears to be a step towards reconciling differences in the wake of the Abbottabad incursion, 14 Americans who were training Pakistani commandos quit the exercise on Monday, it has been learnt.

The Americans, whose names and ranks are not known, were training a special group of the Pakistan Army at the Ghazi area of Tarbela Dam. They are likely to return to the US in next few days, an official said.

Earlier this month, the Pakistan Army had demanded from the US to cut its troop presence in the country to a “minimum” in the wake of a unilateral operation undertaken by the US in Abbottabad which killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

When contacted for confirmation, Press Attaché at US Embassy in Islamabad Alberto Rodriguez said: “I can neither confirm the number of Americans nor the execution of the demand at this juncture.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2011.

COMMENTS (5)

Moeen the thinker | 13 years ago | Reply Wonderful news! Now, Mr. Kayani, when are the Chinese instructors due? . When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, himself a graduate and alumnus of Harvard University said a very memorable quote: "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." . America, no matter how much its chip be down, always, always, achieves, what it sets out to achieve. They have done it. Always. No exceptions. It will not rest until the Taliban is eliminated. Nor should we. . We are now on the wrong side of their book. They are not averse to help Pakistani reform and restructure. But, they are surely averse to having been 'had' by the duplicity of ISI/Army. They sure aren't losing much sleep over us anymore. We had better be awake.

SHAFI | 13 years ago | Reply As long as we are hungry and naked beggers we cannot survive of our own.

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Zeeeee | 13 years ago | Reply Stop Blaming USA ..........I think we should destroy the hideouts of Millitants..we should accept the reality.

Tilsim | 13 years ago | Reply Great. Does this make any sense? Fire the trainers? Most of our generals have trained in the US. We should stop behaving like petulant children.

Thinking | 13 years ago | Reply How does this make anyone feel better?

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