Why it is in news?
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Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed the suspension of a U.S. military training program for their soldiers.
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Thursday’s announcement by the Ministry reflects continued tensions between the two allies in the war on terror.
Blame on Pakistan
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The training of Pakistani soldiers in the United States is the latest programme to be hurt by the cut-off of security aid to Pakistan, which was announced at the beginning of this year.
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The United States often accuses Pakistan of harboring militant groups and providing safe havens for insurgents who carry out attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, a charge Islamabad denies and says U.S. criticism is unfair.
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Pakistan has also repeatedly reminded the United States that it has lost more soldiers than the U.S. and NATO combined in Afghanistan, fighting militants on its territory.
Source
The Hindu