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India-Pakistan
Afghan cross-border attack wounds 2 Pakistani security men in SWA
2015-07-02
[DAWN] At least two security personnel were maimed in a gun and rocket attack from Afghan cops in South Wazoo tribal agency on Wednesday, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

According to the ISPR, Afghan cops early on Wednesday morning fired an RPG-7 rocket and few rounds of small arms at a security checkpost in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan.

Pak troops retaliated and targeted positions where the fire was coming from, said the ISPR statement.

Earlier reports had suggested that six security personnel were maimed due to the firing, however a statement from ISPR confirmed the number was two.

Tensions have been rising along the border of Khyber Agency and South Waziristan tribal region over the last few days, say official security sources.

Reports of rising tensions come as the Taliban step up attacks in Afghanistan as a part of their annual offensive.

An Inter-Services Intelligence
...the Pak military intelligence agency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir...
officer was accused of involvement in a Taliban attack targeting the Afghan parliament building on June 22, an allegation categorically denied by Foreign Office front man Qazi Khalilullah.
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