Source: Reuters
NATO forces in Afghanistan attacked targets inside Pakistan with artillery and attack helicopters after coming under rocket fire from across the border, the alliance said on Wednesday.
Tension is high along the border with a sharp rise in attacks in eastern Afghanistan coming from inside Pakistan that Afghan and NATO officials blame on de-facto ceasefires between the Pakistani military and militants in its lawless tribal belt.
ISAF forces “received multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan, July 15,” the force said in a statement.
“The troops identified a (compound) as the point of origin of the attacks and responded in self-defence with a combination of fires from attack helicopters and artillery into Pakistan.”
It was not clear when ISAF troops launched the strikes and spokesmen for the force were not immediately available for comment. Most ISAF troops in eastern Afghanistan are American. ISAF and the Pakistani military “coordinated their operation closely from the outset. The Pakistani military agreed to assist and search the area if the border firing continued”.
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1 Cabool Shah // Jul 17, 2008 at 10:38 am
Why is there so much fraud and hypocracy practiced by the managers of our state in the fight to eliminate terrorists from the territory of Pakistan. Everybody and Charlies aunt agree that these bands of thugs should not be allowed safe sanctuary in Pakistan. They are a destabilising factor for the entire region. They have set up there own states within the state of Pakistan and posess all kinds of weapons in complete disregard of the laws of the country. They have been accused by brotherly countries of mayhem , they are apposed by the entire civilised world. They have killed hundred of our soldiers. They have set fire to schools. Than why should we not openly declare our support for all the forces that are fighting to eliminate this menace from our holy land and the land of the peace loving Pashtoons
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