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Afghanistan
AyPee: NATO forces probably lured into deadly raid
2011-11-29
NATO and Pakistani forces may have attacked one another in a tragic case of mistaken identity — each thinking the other side was Taliban, according to the first battlefield accounts after the worst incident of fratricide since the Afghan war began.

According to the U.S. military records described to The [News Agency That Shall Not Be Named], a joint U.S. and Afghan patrol requested backup after being hit by mortar and small arms fire by Taliban militants. Before responding, the joint U.S.-Afghan patrol first checked with the Pakistani army, which reported it had no troops in the area, the military account said.
Posted by:gorb

#1  OTOH DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > NATO ATTACK TO RESCUE TTP MILITANTS, trapped = encircled by the PAK Army.

Why would NATO do that, unless they were trying to capture one or more Taliban bigwig(s)???

Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-11-29 20:34  

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