U.S. says it fired at insurgents in Pakistan
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:11 pm
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U.S. says it fired at insurgents in Pakistan
By Fisnik Abrashi - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 18, 2008 20:35:20 EST
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. troops in Afghanistan launched a barrage of artillery at insurgents attacking their position from inside Pakistan’s volatile tribal region, in a cross-border strike coordinated with Pakistan’s military, U.S. and NATO officials said Tuesday.
The strike less than a mile inside Pakistan came after the militants fired rockets at a U.S. position in Afghanistan. Al-Qaida and Taliban militants have long found refuge in the border region, where they launch attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Sunday’s operation highlights growing cooperation between Afghan, Pakistani and U.S. officers, military officials said.
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