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No US involvement in Fata operation
[DAWN] The United States reiterated on Thursday its support to the military operation in North  Wazoo while making it clear that it was an entirely Pakistain-led and executed offensive.The US State Department's spokesperson Marie Harf told a news briefing that the United States had "worked very closely with the Paks" in dealing with the snuffies as the threat from the Taliban and other myrmidon groups was not new. "It doesn't just threaten the Paks; it threatens Afghanistan and India and has the United States in the past well," she added. Asked if Pakistain had sought US assistance in the current offensive, the US official said: "In terms of the current operations Pakistain is undertaking in North Waziristan, this is an entirely Pak-led and executed operation." The United States, however, has "long supported their efforts to extend the writ of government throughout their country and to increase internal stability and security," she said. "But again, these current operations are an entire Pak-led effort." Posted by: Fred 2014-06-27 |
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