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Pakistan military bombs Afghanistan
[Iran Press TV] Pak forces have bombarded residential areas and police checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan one day after Afghan and Pak troops exchanged fire across border, a top Afghan official says.Major General Aminullah Amarkhel, commander of first zone of border force in eastern Afghanistan, said Pak jets targeted the areas in Gushte district in Nangarhar province on Thursday, a Press TV correspondent reported. Pak troops also attacked residential areas and government buildings in the area, damaging two police checkpoints in the Thursday attack, according to the report. The aerial and ground assaults have left no casualties, General Amarkhel went on to say. The Afghan official condemned the attacks and warned that Afghan forces would respond to them if repeated. On Wednesday, one Pak soldier was killed and three others were left injured after Afghan and Pak troops exchanged fire across the border. The two sides blame each other for provoking the shootout in North Wazoo's Ghulam Khan District. Afghan and Pak border troops have previously exchanged fire. The incident was the most serious cross-border clash since May 2007, when festivities between Afghan and Pak troops left three civilians and a police officer dead. Afghan and Western officials say Talibs hiding in Pakistain's border areas are behind the attacks inside Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-04 |
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