WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, canceling hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the Pakistani military in a move to chasten Pakistan for expelling American military trainers and to press its army to fight militants more effectively.
Altogether, about $800 million in military aid and equipment, or over one-third of the more than $2 billion in annual American security assistance to Pakistan, could be affected, three senior United States officials said.
This aid includes about $300 million to reimburse Pakistan for some of the costs of deploying more than 100,000 soldiers along the Afghan border to combat terrorism, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in training assistance and military hardware, according to half a dozen congressional, Pentagon and other administration officials who were granted anonymity to discuss the politically delicate matter.
Many of the recent aid curtailments are intended to force the Pakistani military to make a difficult choice between backing the country that finances much of its operations and equipment or continuing to provide secret support for the Taliban and other militants fighting American soldiers in Afghanistan. The New York Times
