U.S. military personnel stationed at Shamsi Air Base in Pakistan have started to leave after the country’s government told them to go following a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border.
“Two U.S. cargo planes reached Shamsi Airport and the loading of the equipment and other cargo items has also started,” an official privy to developments at Shamsi base told NBC News.
More than 70 U.S. Marines and CIA operatives who were present at Shamsi Base are due to leave.
Shamsi Air Base, situated in Baluchistan Province in south-west Pakistan, was used by the CIA to operate drone aircraft, which carried attacks inside Pakistan tribal areas.
Military ties between Pakistan and U.S. have hit an all-time low following the NATO attack, with Pakistan’s military canceling all official visits to the U.S.
CIA, US Marines start to leave Pakistan drone base [continued]
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