US embassy cables reveal elite American troops secretly embedded with Pakistan military to hunt down militants
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Pakistan troops seize Taliban militants during a military offensive in the tribal districts. WikiLeaks cables reveal elite US forces are embedded with Pakistan troops in the tribal belt areas Photograph: Ho/AFP/Getty Images
Small teams of US special forces soldiers have been secretly embedded with Pakistani military forces in the tribal belt, helping to hunt down Taliban and al-Qaida fighters and co-ordinate drone strikes, the embassy cables reveal.
The numbers involved are small
