Digger advisers to help Pakistan
Jul 30th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: AustraliaThe Australian: Australia is prepared to send military advisers to Pakistan to help its army in training for counter-insurgency warfare and stabilising the border with Afghanistan.
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon will today call for a more concerted international effort to combat Taliban insurgents based in Pakistan’s tribal areas, including economic aid and providing its army with the skills to conduct counter-insurgency campaigns as well as civil operations.