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'US to bring in trainers to help Pak paramilitaries | ||
2008-03-02 | ||
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is planning to send about 100 US military trainers to Pakistan to assist a paramilitary force that is operating along the border with Afghanistan targeting Al Qaeda, The New York Times reported on its website late Saturday.
“The US is bringing in a small number of trainers to assist Pakistan in their efforts to improve training of the Frontier Corps,” Elizabeth Colton, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Islamabad is quoted by The Times as saying. “The US trainers will be primarily focused on assisting the Pakistan cadre who will do the actual training of the Frontier Corps troops.” A senior US military official said the trainers initially would be restricted to Pakistani bases, but could eventually accompany Pakistani troops on missions “to the point of contact” with militants, the paper noted. Britain is considering a similar training mission, according to the report. | ||
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