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According to Obama administration officials, US officials did not share information about the raid with the government of Pakistan until it was over. [108] [109] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen called Pakistan's army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at about 3 a.m. local time to inform him of the Abbottabad Operation. [110]
The United States and Pakistan's military have historically close ties and it was once called "America's most allied ally in Asia" by Dwight D. Eisenhower, [2] reflecting shared interests in security and stability in South Asia, Central Asia as well as in regions covering Eastern Europe. [3]
A major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to countries that have strategic working relationships with the United States Armed Forces while not being members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Pakistan also was a key partner in the U.S. fight against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and has been a major non-NATO ally since 2004.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement that the U.S. action was "unfortunate and biased" and would harm regional stability by "aiming to accentuate military asymmetries," an apparent ...
The "partners" of the partnerships are the Guard units of various states and foreign nations that have requested and been granted partnerships. The program links National Guard units of U.S. States with partner countries around the world for the purpose of supporting the security cooperation objectives of the geographic Combatant Commands ...
[289] Initially a close ally during the Cold War, [307] Pakistan's relations with the US soured in the 1990s due to sanctions over its secretive nuclear program. [308] Since 9/11 , Pakistan has been a US ally on counterterrorism , but their relationship has been strained due to diverging interests and mistrust during the 20-year war and ...
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan's ballistic missile program.