U.S. Withholds Pakistan Security Aid Over Terrorism Concerns
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Pakistani security personnel take position after an attack in Peshawar on Dec. 1, 2017.
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The U.S. is suspending security assistance to Pakistan as the Trump administration escalates pressure on the government in Islamabad to prevent terrorist groups from finding safe harbor in the country.
The action announced Thursday is in addition to a decision disclosed earlier this week in which the National Security Council said the U.S. will continue to withhold $255 million in military aid as the White House reviews Pakistan’s “level of cooperation” in fighting terrorism.