Pak-Afghan hostility impeding US troops operations in the region: WP

Published on Breaking News 24/7, by Ani, July 5, 2009.

WASHINGTON – The United States is hoping to get support from the Pakistan Army in its offensive in Afghanistan, but the hostility between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not allowing the US-led allied forces to carry out an all out offensive in the region and is impeding their success, The Washington Post reports.

The U.S. troops are struggling to overcome decades of enmity between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the rough terrains of the border area, the report said …

… U.S. officials said that they must have the support of ‘deeply suspicious’ Pakistani forces to stop the flow of Taliban fighters across the 90-mile stretch of border.

They said that a border coordination center on the Afghan side where commanders from all three countries could plan operations should be operationalised in order to counter and address the real threat.

“Our goal is to get everyone focused on the common enemy,” Dempsey said. (ANI). (full text).

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