NATO Airstrike In Pakistan Called In By Afghanistan Troops: Officials -- New York Daily News
Afghan forces came under fire, but unclear who launched attack near Pakistan border, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Afghan troops who came under fire while operating near the Pakistan border called in the NATO airstrikes that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two posts along the frontier, Afghan officials said Sunday.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said it’s unclear who attacked the Afghan troops before dawn Saturday, but that the soldiers were fired upon from the direction of the Pakistani border posts that were hit in the strikes. The border area where the soldiers were operating contains a mix of Pakistani forces and Islamist militants.
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