.US special forces sent to train Pak soldiers
LAHORE: The United States is sending special forces teams to Balochistan as part of a push to accelerate training of the Pakistani military and enhance its counterinsurgency capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Senior US officials told WSJ that 25 to 50 special forces personnel were deploying to two new training camps in Balochistan.
The US personnel will focus on training Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, the officials told the journal. But the trainers would not be taking part in active operations with Pakistani forces.
Eyes and ears:The paper said a senior US military officer hoped that Islamabad would gradually allow the US to expand its training footprint inside Pakistan’s borders, while another former US official familiar with the plans said the deployments would “get more American eyes and ears” into the strategically important region.
The project, which draws on proposals first discussed under the Bush administration, is a joint effort with the United Kingdom, senior US officials were quoted by the paper. The UK plans to help fund the training, but it was unclear if British military personnel would directly assist in the training.
Daily Times
I can hear it now, "Obama's Vietnam".
You have to hand it to him. He said he would attack Pakistan, and in less than 200 days, without even a go to war free card from congress, and he's put troops on the ground....
Senior US officials told WSJ that 25 to 50 special forces personnel were deploying to two new training camps in Balochistan.
The US personnel will focus on training Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, the officials told the journal. But the trainers would not be taking part in active operations with Pakistani forces.
Eyes and ears:The paper said a senior US military officer hoped that Islamabad would gradually allow the US to expand its training footprint inside Pakistan’s borders, while another former US official familiar with the plans said the deployments would “get more American eyes and ears” into the strategically important region.
The project, which draws on proposals first discussed under the Bush administration, is a joint effort with the United Kingdom, senior US officials were quoted by the paper. The UK plans to help fund the training, but it was unclear if British military personnel would directly assist in the training.
Daily Times
I can hear it now, "Obama's Vietnam".
You have to hand it to him. He said he would attack Pakistan, and in less than 200 days, without even a go to war free card from congress, and he's put troops on the ground....
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