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Pakistan
Muslim nation under the military rule of Pervez Musharraf, who backed the U.S. despite his obvious fear of doing so. While he kept diplomatic ties with the Taliban, he also accepted American troops and $1 billion in aid. Non-essential personnel and family members were moved out of the American embassy on March 17, 2002 after a grenade attack on a Christian church killed 5, including an embassy employee and her daughter.
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