A US Marine runs to safety moments after an IED blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. (Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images)
Millions of Dollars of U.S. Gear to Combat IEDs Wasted in Pakistan -- ABC News
Millions of dollars of U.S. gear meant to combat the threat of roadside bombs is being wasted in Pakistan which refuses to let the equipment leave its customs warehouses.
The U.S. procured 110 IED jammers for the Pakistani military at a cost of nearly $23 million in 2009 in an effort to ease the threat of the improvised explosive devices that have been the main cause of U.S. casualties in neighboring Afghanistan and taken a toll on Pakistan authorities as well.
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My Comment: When I read the headline for this report, I thought this gear was for U.S./NATO forces in Afghanistan. Actually .... this gear is for Pakistan and their military. The fact that the U.S. is now paying for storing gear that the Pakistanis do not want is what got my blood boiling .... and has become (one among many) a symbol of how twisted the U.S. - Pakistani relationship has become.
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