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| US withdraws supply route negotiators from Pakistan | US withdraws supply route negotiators from Pakistan |
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| US negotiators who have been trying to reach a deal with Pakistan over a supply route to Nato troops in Afghanistan have quit the talks. | US negotiators who have been trying to reach a deal with Pakistan over a supply route to Nato troops in Afghanistan have quit the talks. |
| "The decision was reached to bring the team home for a short period of time," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. | "The decision was reached to bring the team home for a short period of time," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. |
| The negotiators have, so far, failed to reach a deal. | The negotiators have, so far, failed to reach a deal. |
| Pakistan shut a Nato supply route in November after a Nato air strike near the Afghan-Pakistani border which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. | Pakistan shut a Nato supply route in November after a Nato air strike near the Afghan-Pakistani border which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. |
| Part of the team left Islamabad over the weekend, and the rest will return shortly, Mr Little said. | Part of the team left Islamabad over the weekend, and the rest will return shortly, Mr Little said. |
| The closure of the route left thousands of tankers bound for Afghanistan stranded in Pakistan. | |
| Washington has stopped short of an official apology for the deaths of the Pakistani soldiers. | |
| Tension between the two countries has been rising in recent months, with US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta warning last week that the US was "reaching the limits of our patience" with Pakistan. | |
| US officials accuse Pakistan of providing safe haven to militants active in Afghanistan, which Islamabad denies. |