- KABUL (ANI) -- Pakistani
and US-Afghan forces on the Pak-Afghan border near Angoor Adda of South
Waziristan Agency exchanged heavy machinegun fire on the night between
Thursday and Friday, The News quoted sources as saying.
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- Details of loss to human lives or property could not
be ascertained. Officials said that a rocket launcher shell, fired from
across the border, fell into the Pakistani territory. The fire was reutrned,
which resulted in the exchange of heavy machinegun fire from both sides
for more than an hour.
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- All communication links between Angoor Adda and the rest
of the country were suspended throughout Friday, while roads leading to
the troubled area were closed for a few hours for all kinds of traffic.
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- Local people said the situation on the Pak-Afghan border
was extremely tense amidst reports that a number of Afghan families were
preparing to cross into Pakistan due to the presence of the force and round-the-clock
surveillance by US helicopters. Pakistani officials disclosed that fresh
contingents of scouts and armed forces have been dispatched to Angoor Adda
to control the situation.
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- It was learnt that Pakistani tribesmen also joined the
armed forces to retaliate against the firing from across the border.
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- It is to be noted that one American soldier was wounded
due to the alleged firing by a scouts' personnel three days back, which,
officials from both sides said, was the result of misunderstanding.(ANI)
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