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US Secretly Speeds Pakistan Military Aid

Washington funnels helicopters, arms, technology for Taliban fight

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Pakistani government keeps insisting that the US has little to no role in its offensive in Taliban-controlled border regions—but out of sight, Washington has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars worth of arms and equipment to the country's forces this year. President Obama... Read full story »

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