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  • Pakistani Forces Fire On US Forces In Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO said on Thursday that Pakistani troops fired at their helicopters patrolling eastern Afghanistan, but no damage is reported.

    In a statement, NATO said its helicopters did not cross into Pakistan's airspace when they came under fire near Tanai district of Khost province.
    NATO: Pakistani troops fire at choppers - South and Central Asia - MSNBC.com

    It seems the ambiguities of the border region are provoking the situation into a crisis.

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    It seems both sides are trying to minimize the incident.


    Two American OH-58 reconnaissance helicopters, known as Kiowas, were on a routine afternoon patrol in the eastern province of Khost when they received small arms fire from a Pakistani border post, said Tech Sgt. Kevin Wallace, a U.S. military spokesman. There was no damage to aircraft or crew, officials said.

    "They did not cross the border and they did not fire back," Wallace said
    The Pakistani military disputed that assertion, saying its troops fired warning shots when the two helicopters crossed over the border — and that the U.S. helicopters fired back.

    "When the helicopters passed over our border post and were well within Pakistani territory, own security forces fires anticipatory warning shots. On this, the helicopters returned fire and flew back," a Pakistani military statement said.
    In New York, Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, said his military fired only "flares" at foreign helicopters that he claimed had strayed across the border from Afghanistan.

    Zardari said his forces fired only as a way "to make sure that they know that they crossed the border line."

    The Pakistani military said the matter was "being resolved" in consultations between the army and the NATO force in Afghanistan. A NATO statement said the militaries were "working together to resolve the matter."

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