The United States and Pakistan have agreed to limit the number of American troops in Pakistan, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday. According to the channel, US officials said the compromise pact slashes the number of US forces allowed in Pakistan to between 100 and 150, nearly half of what it has been in the past. The number of special operations trainers would fall from 140 to fewer than 10.
Allowing any elite trainers to stay suggests a bit of a thaw in the icy relationship. Only a few months ago Pakistan demanded that all the trainers as well as other US forces leave the country. Officials described the agreement on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. And they said there could be changes to the totals over time.
