Monday, October 21, 2013

U.S. - Pakistan To Resume Military Cooperation

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad August 1, 2013.

As Ties Warm, US Restarts Security Assistance to Pakistan -- Voice of America

WASHINGTON — The United States has quietly restarted security assistance to Pakistan, U.S. officials said on Sunday, after freezing much of that aid during a period of
strained relations beginning with the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.

While the move to free up the aid has been underway for some months, it became public as President Barack Obama prepares for a White House meeting on Wednesday with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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More News On U.S. Pakistan Relations

Pakistan's PM holds talks with Kerry -- Al Jazeera
Kerry Meets With Visiting Pakistan Premier -- Radio Free Europe
Aid to Pakistan to Resume as Tension With U.S. Eases -- New York Times
Security aid to Pakistan restored as Nawaz reaches Washington -- DAWN (Pakistan)
The U.S. Is Ready to Start Providing Military Aid to Pakistan Again -- The Atlantic
U.S. wants to resume $300 million security assistance to Pakistan -- Al Arabiya
U.S. releases $1.6 billion in aid to Pakistan -- CNN

My Comment: Pakistan is focused on getting U.S. aid .... the U.S. is focused on Pakistani assistance on Afghanistan. My prediction .... Pakistan will get the money and continue doing nothing of substance in resigning in the Afghan Taliban safe havens in their country.

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