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Pakistan and US infantry have started a two-week joint anti-terror exercise in north-western Pakistan, the army said in Islamabad on Wednesday, Anadolu has reported.
The two-week exercise commenced last Saturday at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in Pabbi, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Troops from Pakistani and US infantry regiments are taking part, explained the Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The exercise aims to share counter-terrorism experiences while also refining drill procedures essential for anti-terror operations.
The scope of the exercise envisages the development of marksmanship skills during urban warfare by understanding best practices adopted at the sub-unit level, said ISPR.
Earlier this year, US troops took part in a multinational military patrol drill involving 20 countries that was also held at the same centre in Pabbi.
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