| KABUL: US and Pakistani troops launched a massive operation on Saturday along Afghanistanâs eastern border. US soldiers arrived on Friday night with helicopters and vehicles at the border between Nangarhar province and Pakistan, Nangarhar governor Haji Din Mohammad told reporters. âTwo days ago they contacted us and said they wanted to come to the border and they said would be there three to four days,â he said. The troops said they would be taking control of the border and mountain areas rather than searching houses, he added. US soldiers were going along the Kabul river where it forms the border with Pakistan and were accompanied by Afghan interpreters. Mohammad said Pakistan had also sent troops and tanks to its side of the border. âOver the other side of the border thousands of Pakistani troops have arrived two days ago. They have tanks,â he said. The latest operation comes just days after Afghan, US and Pakistani military and government officials took part in their first meeting. General John Vines, commander of US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, headed the US side for the meeting, which included Afghan national security advisor Zalmay Rasoul and Pakistanâs chief of military operations, according to Afghan foreign ministry officials. Security was one of the topics discussed at the meeting. |