Monday, November 28, 2011

Aftermath Of The NATO Strike On Pakistani Soldiers -- News Roundup



Taliban, Artillery, And Lies In Mohmand Agency -- Long War Journal

Shortly after midnight on Nov. 26, US attack helicopters rocketed and strafed two lightly manned observation posts located on the Anargai Ghakhi mountain peak in the Mohmand tribal agency, known as the Salala security posts, roughly one mile inside Pakistani territory. The deadly air blitz killed at least 24 Pakistani soldiers and injured 13 others, according to Pakistani officials. The heated diplomatic row between Pakistan and NATO over the incident has escalated, with Pakistan ordering the US to vacate a key airbase in Baluchistan and closing NATO's supply lines through Jamrud in Khyber and Chaman in Baluchistan.

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More News On The Fallout From The NATO Attack Against Two Pakistani Border Outposts

The Aftermath of the NATO Strike on Pakistani Soldiers -- The Atlantic
After Strike in Pakistan, Rage and Damage Control -- New York Times
Pakistan: NATO attack inflames tense ties with U.S. -- CNN
NATO strike on Pakistan military 'couldn't come at a worse time' -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan Says Air Attack Erases Progress in Repairing U.S. Ties -- Bloomberg
U.S., Pakistan offer different versions of attack on border post -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy News
Pakistan denies it fired first in NATO attack that killed 24 -- L.A. Times
Pakistan denies firing provoked Nato border attack -- BBC
Pakistan says NATO ignored its pleas to hold off during attack that killed 24 soldiers -- Washington Post
Pakistan: NATO Ignored Pleas During Attack -- Time/AP
Pakistan permanently closes borders to Nato after air strike -- The Telegraph
NATO forces brace for Pakistani reprisals -- UPI
NATO’s perilous Kunar mission -- CNN
Pakistani-American relations back to the bottom -- CNN
Cavalier US attitude risks turning Pakistan into another Iran -- Simon Tisdall, Sydney Morning Herald
In Fog of War, Rift Widens Between U.S. and Pakistan -- Steven lee Myers, New York Times

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