7 Wildest Details Of The New Bin Laden Bombshell

4. In exchange, Pakistan got “a freer hand” in Afghanistan

The article claims that the deal by which the U.S. gained access to the compound resulted in increased U.S. military aid to Pakistan and “a freer hand” in Afghanistan. The veracity of these claims is debatable, since the U.S. and Pakistan have both weakened their stances in Afghanistan in the years since 2011, and American monetary assistance to the country has dropped off as well. If anything, it seems likelier that a U.S.-led raid in Pakistan was symptomatic of a dysfunctional relationship between the two countries, which continues to this day.

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