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| Pakistan will allow U.S. ground troops |
| 2001-09-30 |
| Washington Times Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf indicated Sunday that his government would allow U.S. ground troops to use Pakistani bases for operations into Afghanistan if Washington asked him to do so. However, Musharraf, during an interview on CNN, ruled out the possibility of Pakistani troops entering Afghanistan. Military action against Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is widely expected following American claims that they are harboring the men behind the recent terror attacks against New York and Washington. "We have been asked for intelligence and information, airspace and logistic support and we will cooperate in all three areas," Musharraf told CNN's Christiane Amanpour, referring to American efforts to build a global military coalition to wage what U.S. officials have repeatedly called a war on terrorism. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |