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NATO choppers entered Pakistan to kill insurgents
 [Pak Daily Times] Two NATO helicopters had killed 30 forces of Evil on Pak soil on Friday after a rare manned pursuit across the border from Afghanistan, NATO forces said on Sunday.Two Apache attack helicopters from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crossed the border from eastern Afghanistan on Friday after the forces of Evil attacked a remote Afghan security outpost in Khost province.
The US regularly uses pilot-less drone aircraft for missile strikes in Pakistain's borderlands, known to be a haven for terrorist groups, including the Afghan Taliban, who launch cross-border attacks from Pakistain's northwest. However, The infamous However... manned military flights across the border are extremely rare. ISAF said in a statement issued late on Sunday that the helicopters were following its rules of engagement when they crossed into Pakistain. Two Kiowa helicopters returned to the area on Saturday and killed at least four more jihad boys, the statement said. ISAF was not immediately able to confirm whether the Kiowa helicopters had also crossed the border. US forces make up the majority of ISAF troops in Afghanistan's east. The drone flights have caused resentment in Pakistain, where anti-American feeling runs high. US officials say the pilot-less drones are one of the most effective weapons against terrorists. The strikes have killed senior Taliban and al Qaeda figures. A new book by veteran US journalist Bob Woodward claims that the Central Intelligence Agency also has a 3,000-man "covert army" of elite, well-trained Afghans, who conduct secret operations in Pakistain, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper obtained an advance copy of the book, which is due for release today (Monday). Despite the presence of almost 150,000 foreign troops, violence is at its worst across Afghanistan since 2001. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-27 |
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