国际英语新闻：More U.S. helicopters arrive in Pakistan for flood relief
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. Navy helicopters arrived in Pakistan on Saturday as part of the U.S. assistance to Pakistan's flood relief effort, the U.S. State Department said.
The two Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters are part of the 19 helicopters urgently ordered to Pakistan on Wednesday by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the State Department said in a statement, adding the remaining aircraft will arrive over the next few days.
The U.S. assistance to the flood-affected areas of Pakistan has totaled 76 million U.S. dollars, the State Department said on Thursday.
Washington is wooing Pakistan's support to salvage its war efforts in Afghanistan, including holding the first bilateral strategic dialogue in March and providing attractive aid packages to Islamabad.
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