| United States forces in Afghanistan are reported to have carried out a cross-border raid into northwest Pakistan on Sunday. Reports from the area say the Americans, who were accompanied by allied Afghan fighters, searched caves in the semi-autonomous tribal area of North Waziristan, but found only weapons and ammunition. The area contains the mausoleum of a revered Muslim holy man, Faqir Ipi. Local tribesmen have expressed anger about the raid and say they have organised armed groups to prevent such operations in the future. American officials said their troops had been looking for al-Qaeda and Taleban activists who they believed had been hiding in the area. |