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India-Pakistan
Mortars from Afghanistan injure 3 soldiers
2013-10-23
[Pak Daily Times] BAJAUR: Three soldiers of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) were maimed on Tuesday in mortar shelling from Afghanistan on a Pak checkpost in Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central
...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...
. Officials said the incident took place in Sarakai area of Bajaur Agency, which borders Afghanistan. "Three mortar shells were fired from the Afghan side on Tuesday evening and one of them landed on a Pak checkpost, injuring three FC soldiers," sources said. Officials did not immediately confirm whether the shells were fired by Afghan border troops or gunnies fighting US-led NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
forces in Afghanistan as well as Pak security forces inside tribal areas.
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