Pakistan Blocks U.S. Supplies, Orders Drone Base Closed After NATO Raid -- MIami Herald/McClatchy News
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Pakistan on Saturday blocked supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and announced it would end the use of a Pakistani airbase by American forces, in retaliation for a NATO attack on a Pakistani border outpost that officials said killed at least 24 soldiers and injured another 13.
American forces were given 15 days to vacate the remote Shamsi airbase, which was secretly turned over to them after the 9/11 attacks. The decision to order the Americans out followed an emergency meeting of Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership late Saturday to decide how to respond to the deaths of the soldiers.
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More News On The Fallout From Yesterday's NATO Raid That Killed Scores Of Pakistani Troops
Pakistan orders U.S. to shut major down air base -- CBS News
Pakistan Tells U.S. to 'Vacate' Air Base as Border Strike Inflames Tensions -- FOX News
Nato helicopter strike kills 25 Pakistani soldiers at Afghan border post -- The Telegraph
NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops, prompting Islamabad to retaliate -- Washington Post/AP
Pakistan orders Nato and US review after deadly border strike -- BBC
Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28 -- Reuters
Obama vows probe into NATO air strike that mistakenly killed dozens of Pakistan soldiers -- New York Daily News
Alleged strike in Pakistan ratchets up tensions with U.S. -- L.A. Times
US Vows Full Probe Into Pakistan Border Incident -- ABC News/AP
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