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Military Officers To Be Trained In Pakistan

July 01 2010

Afghanistan

President Hamid Karzai has agreed to send a group of Afghan military officers to Pakistan for training, the Washington Post reports.

Pakistan is attempting to enlarge its role in Afghanistan, sensing that the U.S. war effort is faltering.

Karzai needs Pakistan as an ally to end the insurgency, whether through military action or negotiations, Afghan officials said.

The training assignment for a small number of officers is meant to demonstrate confidence in Pakistan, the...

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