The operation that led to the killing of arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden continues to strain U.S.-Pakistani relations more than eight years after the fact, but Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan offered a distinctly different narrative Tuesday than what is commonly accepted by U.S. officials.
At the heart of the debate is the Obama administration’s decision not to tell Pakistan about the operation beforehand, which has strained relations ever since. Administration officials have said Pakistan’s intelligence service couldn’t be trusted with the information, requiring the U.S. to go in unilaterally without the government’s permission.
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