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Afghanistan/South Asia
Afghan border clash kills 4 in Pakistan
2005-04-25
Pakistani authorities have found four dead bodies of suspected militants in the North Waziristan tribal agency, a day after artillery shells were fired from across the Afghan border area, Kuna reports quoting sources.
But there aren't any Bad Guyz there, right? Musta been innocent bystanders, simple but heavily armed shepherds...
On Saturday night the US and Afghan forces launched an operation near border after suspected Taliban fired rockets and missiles on a military camp in the Orgun area of Afghanistan. Yet another report says that four unidentified decomposed dead bodies were found on Pak-Afghan border near Lorha Mandi village in North Waziristan Agency on Sunday. Pakistani security forces found four dead bodies on Pak-Afghan border near Lorha Mandi, whose recognition was not possible immediately while both the Afghanistan and Pakistan officials on border were reluctant to receive the dead bodies. A team of Pakistan's security checked the dead bodies but refused to claim them as Pakistani nationals, sources added.
"Nope. Not ours. Nope. Nope. We can tell..."
Kuwait news agency says that more than six mortar shells hit the hilltops of bordering Alwara Mandi village. They said on Sunday the forces found four dead bodies of suspected militants from the area being hit by the shells. Meanwhile, some unidentified persons fired three rockets on the house of Muhammad Ayaz, a local tribesman, last night, resulting in the injuries of his son and wife. The house is located at Khushali Karhimkhel, Mir Ali, sub-division, some six kilometers from here. The legs of his eldest son were reportedly fractured while his wife was critically injured, the local people said. The political administration started investigation.

A US statement, issued in the Kabul said on Sunday that a clash near Pak-Afghan border backed by warplanes and artillery killed four fighters. Lt-Gen David Borno, the US commander who has been coordinating efforts of the coalition forces to hunt Osama bin Laden, Taliban and Al Qaeda activists in Afghanistan, has hinted at possible high-profile attacks by Taliban in the next six to nine months. He said: last week a joint operation was launched in the tribal belt. Meanwhile, Islamabad has asked the coalition troops to do more to curb movement of militants from Afghanistan in Pakistan.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#1  a day after artillery shells were fired from across the Afghan border area
Good shooting.

Afghanistan and Pakistan officials on border were reluctant to receive the dead bodies
Ask the buzzards if they want them.
Posted by: ed   2005-04-25 9:52:26 AM  

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