Pakistan's Frontier Corps work at an observation post in the troubled Swat Valley of northwestern Pakistan. (Photo from CNN)U.S. Military Training Pakistanis To Fight Militants -- CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- About 30 U.S. military personnel are training members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps on how to fight Taliban and al Qaeda militants in Pakistan's tribal regions, according to several U.S. military sources.
The Pakistanis trained by the U.S. contingent -- which includes Army Special Forces troops -- will in turn become trainers for Frontier Corps troops on the front lines fighting the militants, the sources said.
Pakistani Lt. Col. Attique Rehman confirmed the same details to CNN on Saturday.
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said on Wednesday that U.S. military trainers have been in Pakistan and the mission "has been stepped up, but it still remains very, very small."
"But the hope is that the more trainers we train, the more effective they will be in training their forces and the more capable forces will then be able to take the fight to the militants in the tribal areas where they operate," Morrell said.
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My Comment: I am curious to know what is the CIA participation in Pakistan. But they would probably be more focused on targeting known Al Qaeda or Taliban leaders.