KABUL: The US military said yesterday it reserved the right to cross from Afghanistan into neighbouring Pakistan in pursuit of fugitive Taliban or al-Qaeda militants.
The military said this was a long-standing policy which had the express consent of the government of Pakistan, although it has never been acknowleged publicly before and the government in Islamabad denied any formal agreement to allow US troops to cross into Pakistan.
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