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U.S. aid wasted, Pakistanis claim

$6 billion for forces lost, they say

Posted: October 5, 2009 at 4:46 a.m.

The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India.

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