Pakistan has condemned an “unprovoked and indiscriminate” attack on its territory and immediately blockaded Nato supplies to Afghanistan after blaming coalition helicopters for killing up to 28 soldiers at a Pakistani border post…
Military officials said two majors were among the dead in the 2am raid in the Baizai area of the Mohmand region, and the death toll was likely to rise.
General John Allen, Nato coalition’s commander in Afghanistan, said an investigation was under way and the incident had his “highest personal attention”.
He continued: “My most sincere and personal heartfelt condolences go out to the families and loved ones of any members of Pakistan security forces who may have been killed or injured.”…
Within hours of the attack, police had begun to halt Nato convoys carrying fuel and equipment on a vital supply route to coalition forces fighting inside Afghanistan.
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