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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8319)10/31/2001 12:11:10 AM
From: k.ramesh  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Logistics, there - US seeks 2 more Pak airbases - Hindustan Times
America asks Pak for access to two more airbases
Mubashir Zaidi
(Islamabad, October 30)
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The U.S. has asked for two more airbases from Pakistan to broaden its scope of operations in Afghanistan.
"The US is asking for Shorkot and Mianwali airbases by creating another air corridor which will give quicker and easy access to US strike helicopters and bombers to attack Taliban frontlines," media reports said here Tuesday.

A newspaper said that for Pakistan, providing access to Shorkot air base, which is the second major base of the Pakistan Air Force, would not be possible as its security imperatives don't allow Islamabad to open up this base for foreign operations.

"However, Mianwali base may be offered as alternative but that too after due deliberations and considerations of all aspects of security," the reports said.

General Tommy Frank reportedly expressed Washington's displeasure over Islamabad insistence to cut short the military operations in Afghanistan and also halting of strikes during Ramadan.

"Taliban must fall before the onset of winter in Afghanistan and there can be no compromise on this issue," the US General reported to have told the President.
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