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US, Pakistan Hold Secret Security Meet

Army officials hash out border problems

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – A group of top US and Pakistani military officials, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and David Petraeus, met in secret aboard an aircraft carrier Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating situation along the Afghan border, the New York Times reports. The US has been frustrated lately by the Taliban’s ever-growing capabilities—particularly across the border in Afghanistan—and Pakistan’s inability or unwillingness to drive them from its southern environs.

The tone of the meeting was described as non-confrontational, but the sheer star power gathered aboard the carrier, which also included Pakistan’s chief of staff, indicates that it was a major and serious get together. But details of the discussion were scarce, with neither side saying if an agreement had been reached for increased US access to Taliban-infested tribal areas.

In this photo provided by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, right, talks to Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, during their meeting at the general headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.  A Pakistan army...
In this photo provided by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, right, talks to Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani,...   (AP Photo)
Top US and Pakistani officials met Tuesday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
Top US and Pakistani officials met Tuesday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.   (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy, John Wagner)
The destroyer USS Shoup, right, guides aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Jan. 26, 2008. Top US and Pakistani officials met Tuesday aboard the Lincoln.
The destroyer USS Shoup, right, guides aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Jan. 26, 2008. Top US and Pakistani officials met Tuesday aboard the Lincoln.   (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, IS1 Wayne Hamrick)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen meets with soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Fort Stewart, Ga.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen meets with soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Fort Stewart, Ga.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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