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2011-11-28 Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers called in deadly NATO airstrike

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Posted by Fred 2011-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
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#1 I still believe that this attack was 'by design'. Even if the mighty Pak Army unit didn't fire on the Afghan forces (not saying they didn't, just theorizing), a few intelligently placed Talibunny snipers and/or 'rocket boys' could make it appear so. The inevitable 'counter-battery' aimed at the Pak posts was the desired result.

The bunnies (be they Haqqani or other) need the serious 'conflict' between the Paks and US. Even if this separation is short-lived, it buys them some time to resurrect their infrastructure and weapons/cash deliveries that have been 'stressed' of late.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2011-11-28 07:54|| 2011-11-28 07:54|| Front Page Top

#2 The Pakistain army has said the alleged NATO attack was unprovoked and has insisted there wasn't Death Eater activity near the border posts in the Mohmand

shut your lying pie-holes

Posted by Frank G 2011-11-28 07:55|| 2011-11-28 07:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, Frank, it's not impossible - the air stikes could have been called in by the Afghan troops who were themselves Taliban, intending to achieve exactly what happened. They could have faked the attack on themselves or had no actual attack underway at all.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-11-28 10:22|| 2011-11-28 10:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The only thing we know for sure, is that 1728 more virgins are gainfully employed.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-28 12:02|| 2011-11-28 12:02|| Front Page Top

#5 According to AP, it was Afghan troops who called in the strike because they were being fired upon:

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) Afghan troops who came under fire while operating near the Pakistan border called in the NATO airstrikes that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two posts along the frontier, Afghan officials said Sunday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said it's unclear who attacked the Afghan troops before dawn Saturday, but that the soldiers were fired upon from the direction of the Pakistani border posts that were hit in the strikes. The border area where the soldiers were operating contains a mix of Pakistani forces and Islamist militants.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-28 14:00|| 2011-11-28 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Bet the US has FLIR video showing the Paki border outposts firing into Afghanistan.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-11-28 14:07|| 2011-11-28 14:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course, we have no idea where the border posts are, and wouldn't cross-check even if we did. Major scew-up or stiff warning?

Posted by KBK 2011-11-28 14:38|| 2011-11-28 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Hopefully this is the trigger that sets our exit in motion. I don't care what the reason is, we need to get out of that hellhole, stop paying the Pakis for access to the hellhole and build our relationship with the Indians. Sooner the better.

Posted by remoteman 2011-11-28 16:05|| 2011-11-28 16:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Scew up, it seems.

âWe told them, hold your horses, these are ours,â the official said. While repeated urgent appeals went up the coalition chain of command, he said, the airstrike continued for an hour and a half against two Pakistani border positions and a contingent of troops.

Posted by KBK 2011-11-28 21:32|| 2011-11-28 21:32|| Front Page Top

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