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**Pete** · 11-29-2011, 05:04

Afghans say commando unit was attacked before airstrike was called on Pakistan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...y.html?hpid=z1

"............Both sides said they believed they were attacking insurgents along the border. A senior Pakistani defense official acknowledged that Pakistani troops fired first, sending a flare, followed by mortar and machine-gun fire, toward what he said was “suspicious activity” in the brush-covered area below their high-altitude outpost barely 500 yards from the border......................"

11-29-2011, 05:04	#17
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Afghans say commando unit was attacked before airstrike was called on Pakistan Afghans say commando unit was attacked before airstrike was called on Pakistan http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...y.html?hpid=z1 "............Both sides said they believed they were attacking insurgents along the border. A senior Pakistani defense official acknowledged that Pakistani troops fired first, sending a flare, followed by mortar and machine-gun fire, toward what he said was “suspicious activity” in the brush-covered area below their high-altitude outpost barely 500 yards from the border......................"
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