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Cross-Border Attack: Afghan shelling kills 4 Pakistani soldiers
More than 20 mortar shells were fired from across the border, says officials.
More than 20 mortar shells were fired from across the border. Three shells slammed into a paramilitary Frontier Corps checkpost in Angoor Adda area, said officials. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
MIRANSHAH: Pakistani officials on Tuesday accused the Afghan Army of firing mortar bombs across the border, killing four and wounding two Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan.
“Four soldiers were killed and two others wounded in the cross-border attack,” a security official in Peshawar told AFP, saying that the shelling continued for around two hours.
“More than 20 mortar shells were fired from across the border. Three shells slammed into a paramilitary Frontier Corps checkpost in Angoor Adda,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2011.
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It looks like US is pushing Afghanistan to start a war with Pakistan.
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I think Afghan forces are testing the patience of Pak army on the orders of there masters..They will not get the place to hide once Pakistani army will decide to hit them…its better that they stop this stupid Bravado…on the other hand they let go these Taliban from there border to cross over and attack our security personnel…stop being used as a proxy of your masters…
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Correction required: not border but Durand line. Every action has reaction but Opposite in direction.
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Cross border terrorism rules. Newton’s third law applies.
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Time to fire 40 back.
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Pakistani soldiers will keep paying for the political leadreship.
unless v bring a change in leadership of our beloved country.Recommend
Amarica involved in this problem
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It’s not easy to be the recipient of attacks from terrorist who use another countries sovereignty as a protective shield – looks like your getting a chance to wear another mans shoes for a while – hope you enjoy the blisters.
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Come on! Don’t Pakistanis and Afghans belong to the same ummah?Recommend
Better to live in peace, every action has reaction, why PAK army first fired, i am sure, they are to ignore and underestimate the vital issue in country and pay world attention only to these pity pity issues, PAK AFG should be like a Europion country to live in peace rather than conflict, Muslim are brothers….Recommend
Unless Afghanistan understands that is being used and exploited by India, peace will not prevail. Afghanistanis is so beat up that it has no control over its own country and that the opportunist India has bases established in Afghanistan with its main goal to destabalize Pakistan, but it is backfiring as it has not only destabalized Afghanistan but may spread beyond Pakistan into India and involve a much wider region.
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