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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistanis building trenches in Upper and Lower Dir |
| 2006-04-19 |
| Paramilitary forces deployed in Upper and Lower Dir along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have started building trenches and installing heavy weapons to ensure security at the border area. The forces have been deployed to check infiltration of suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives from Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Eyewitnesses said helicopters were seen hovering over the border. The paramilitary forces were deployed at Shahi Kot, Binshahi and Shahi, following an operation launched by the US and Afghan forces in the Kunar province against Al Qaeda and Taliban militants. A source told Daily Times that the forces were also dispatched to Sroo Kalay to protect Pakistani territory. “A number of trenches have been built near Shahi, and others are being built while heavy weapons have been installed at the Shahi Rest House,” the source said. Eyewitnesses said they saw three helicopters flying over their area but could not say whether they were Pakistani or American. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
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| Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-19 11:54 |