ISLAMABAD: Secretary Defence Asif Yasin Malik on Monday said Pakistan would be receiving the United States’ leftover military hardware after the completion of withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan later this year.
Malik said allied forces had not spoken of handing over equipment to Afghanistan, adding that Pakistan would be receiving the military hardware.
He further said that only after going through the equipment would Pakistan decide what it wants to keep from the remaining supplies.
US reviewing Pakistan's request
A statement issued by the US embassy on Monday said military equipment that has been determined to be excess can be made available through the worldwide excess defence articles (EDA) program, which is open to all eligible countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. This equipment will not be brought back with US forces from Afghanistan as they redeploy elsewhere, it added.
The embassy further stated that the US assists Pakistan "through many security cooperation programs to build partnership capacity and Pakistan has requested a variety of Excess Defence Articles (EDA)".
“The US is currently reviewing Pakistan’s request for EDA. If approved, this EDA is likely to be sourced from US stock outside Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The Department of Defence manages the process for identifying recipients for excess defence articles with State Department approval.
“The decisions of who receives EDA are made on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration a range of factors including the need of potential recipients, regional security dynamics, how the recipient nations intend to use the equipment and the ability of an EDA recipient to sustain the equipment. Final determinations of EDA are still being made,” the statement said.
Pakistan to get leftover Afghan war equipment: Defence Secretary - DAWN.COM
USA will be stupid to not give these vehicles to Pakistan, we badly need them to discourage TTP IED tactics. These vehicles can be final nail in coffin of terrorists in Pakistan.
Malik said allied forces had not spoken of handing over equipment to Afghanistan, adding that Pakistan would be receiving the military hardware.
He further said that only after going through the equipment would Pakistan decide what it wants to keep from the remaining supplies.
US reviewing Pakistan's request
A statement issued by the US embassy on Monday said military equipment that has been determined to be excess can be made available through the worldwide excess defence articles (EDA) program, which is open to all eligible countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. This equipment will not be brought back with US forces from Afghanistan as they redeploy elsewhere, it added.
The embassy further stated that the US assists Pakistan "through many security cooperation programs to build partnership capacity and Pakistan has requested a variety of Excess Defence Articles (EDA)".
“The US is currently reviewing Pakistan’s request for EDA. If approved, this EDA is likely to be sourced from US stock outside Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The Department of Defence manages the process for identifying recipients for excess defence articles with State Department approval.
“The decisions of who receives EDA are made on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration a range of factors including the need of potential recipients, regional security dynamics, how the recipient nations intend to use the equipment and the ability of an EDA recipient to sustain the equipment. Final determinations of EDA are still being made,” the statement said.
Pakistan to get leftover Afghan war equipment: Defence Secretary - DAWN.COM
USA will be stupid to not give these vehicles to Pakistan, we badly need them to discourage TTP IED tactics. These vehicles can be final nail in coffin of terrorists in Pakistan.
