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<b>US was allowed to station force near tribal area: WP</b>
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A Washington Post report said that ever since the Taliban rule ended in Afghanistan and Al Qaeda relocated to Pakistani tribal regions, the United States has been mounting CIA and military special operations to attack terrorist targets.

At one point, the United States even deployed Predator drones on Pakistani soil, as well as special operations planes and helicopters. The US also maintained a large CIA quick reaction force and field station just east of the tribal region in Tarbela, the report added.

CIA operations in Pakistan, the report claimed, were conducted with Islamabad’s consent and the Americans also respected Islamabad’s desire that US military forces do not operate inside the country.
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