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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan
By Huma Yusuf
Sunday, 07 Jun, 2009
TO manage the war against the Taliban in the long run, the Pakistan Army and the government have to keep up a careful balancing act: military offensives and political manouevring, development and resource allocation, monitoring and intervention must go hand in hand.
But a recent development threatens to throw things off balance. The Pakistan Counter-insurgency Capabilities Fund (PCCF) announced last month could over-militarise the solution to the problem of entrenched militancy. The PCCF, approved by the Obama administration in May, is a $400m annual allowance to provide the Pakistan military with training and equipment for counter-insurgency missions. The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee added an additional $700m for the PCCF in its Pakistan aid package as well. Under the PCCF, the US Central Command can work directly with the Pakistan Army to bolster its counter-terrorism capabilities.
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By Huma Yusuf
Sunday, 07 Jun, 2009
TO manage the war against the Taliban in the long run, the Pakistan Army and the government have to keep up a careful balancing act: military offensives and political manouevring, development and resource allocation, monitoring and intervention must go hand in hand.
But a recent development threatens to throw things off balance. The Pakistan Counter-insurgency Capabilities Fund (PCCF) announced last month could over-militarise the solution to the problem of entrenched militancy. The PCCF, approved by the Obama administration in May, is a $400m annual allowance to provide the Pakistan military with training and equipment for counter-insurgency missions. The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee added an additional $700m for the PCCF in its Pakistan aid package as well. Under the PCCF, the US Central Command can work directly with the Pakistan Army to bolster its counter-terrorism capabilities.
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Labels: Extremism, Militancy, Military Operation, Taliban, War on Terror
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