Pakistan Pushes for National Consensus on War Against Terror
279 views · Published 22 October 2008 · 3:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
The U.S. has deployed a small unit of [media reports indicate about 30] Special Forces personnel to bolster Pakistan's ability to fight insurgency in its tribal areas. The training began this week, as Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher visited Pakistani tribal regions and met with officials in the new government. VOA's Ravi Khanna reports that the effort in Pakistan is to develop a national consensus that the war on terrorism not just an American effort.
