Sunday, August 28, 2011

Heavy Fighting Reported Between Pakistan Troops And Afghan Militants


Afghans Linked to Fatal Raid Into Pakistan -- New York Times

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of Taliban fighters crossed Saturday from an area of eastern Afghanistan largely abandoned by American troops and killed more than two dozen soldiers and police officers in northwest Pakistan, officials in Pakistan said.

It was the latest in a series of attacks that have raised tensions among Pakistani, Afghan and United States officials. Afghan officials said that the raids did not come from their side of the border.

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More News On The Latest Clashes Between Pakistan And Afghan Taliban Forces

36 Pakistani troops, cops killed in cross-border raid -- Arab News
Militants From Afghanistan Kill Dozens in Pakistan -- ABC News/AP
Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts -- Reuters
36 Pakistani soldiers killed -- Times of India
Pakistan Protest After 25 Killed In Raid -- Radio Free Europe
Cross-border attack: 26 security personnel killed in Chitral -- Express Tribune
50 dead in Pak-Afghan border attack -- Hindustan Times