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U.S. President Barack Obama proposed $1.2 billion in funding next year to help train and equip Pakistani armed forces forces to fight Taliban militants.Another reason for the funding is to help Pakistani forces achieve concrete results from the military offensive in a short time. Congress last year announced, the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund and allocated $700 million in 2009 to train and equip the country's army and other security forces.
