US cuts forces in Pakistan - media
14:54, 21 September 2011
NEW DELHI. September 21. KAZINFORM Islamabad and Washington have agreed to more than halve the number of U.S. troops on Pakistani territory, DoonNews TV channel reported on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
About 300 U.S. military personnel serve in Pakistan, including instructors for special counter-terrorist operations, the channel reported.
The presence of U.S. troops on Pakistani territory is unpopular among many Pakistanis. The opposition has accused the government of allowing Islamabad to become a "servant of the United States".
Relations between the two states deteriorated after al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2 in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, north of the capital Islamabad, during a raid by U.S. Navy Special Forces. Pakistan says it was not notified of the operation beforehand; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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