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| Exchange of fire at Pak-Afghan borders kills 10 miscreants, soldier |
| 2008-04-24 |
| (KUNA) At least ten miscreants and a Pakistani soldier were killed in an exchange of fire between miscreants and Afghan forces Wednesday, said the Pakistani military in a statement. According to the press statement of Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), miscreants attacked check post at Daud Qilla on Afghan side of the border in the wee hours of Wednesday. Reportedly, eight to ten miscreants were killed in the exchange of fire, it said, adding that Pakistan's checkpost at Nawa pass on Afghan Border also came under fire. The Frontier Corps (FC) troops responded with fire. However due to misunderstanding some exchange of fire took place between Afghan National Army troops and FC troops on the border. One FC trooper was killed and another wounded, according to the military statement. When the Afghan National Army troops also approached Pakistani check post in search of miscreants, "they were informed that neither the miscreants had come towards our check post nor they were firing from that location," it said. Till receipt of last information, a meeting was being held between the two local military commanders to resolve the issue, the ISPR statement added. |
| Posted by:Fred |