Pakistan has not only told the United States to reduce its military
presence in the country, but also moved to close three military
intelligence liaison centres, setting back American efforts to
eliminate insurgent sanctuaries in largely lawless areas bordering
Afghanistan, US officials have said.
The liaison centres- also known as intelligence fusion cells- are the
main conduits for the US to share satellite imagery, target data and
other intelligence with Pakistani ground forces conducting operations
against militants, including Taliban fighters who slip into Afghanistan
to attack US and allied forces, The Los Angeles Times reports.
US special operations units have relied on the three facilities- two in
Peshawar and one in Quetta- to help coordinate operations on both sides
of the border, senior US officials said. ANI
