AP: Fire from Afghanistan kills Pakistani

Monday, January 22, 2007 · Last updated 7:48 a.m. PT

Fire from Afghanistan kills Pakistani

By SADAQAT JAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly fired at a Pakistani
border post and killed a soldier, Pakistan's military said Monday after lodging a protest
over the death.

A U.S. military spokesman said four precision-guided bombs were dropped on four
suspected militants who were firing rockets at a U.S. military outpost at Bermel in
Afghanistan's Paktika province, near the Pakistani border.

"I cannot confirm or deny loss or injury of Pakistani military," said Lt. Col. Paul
Fitzpatrick, the spokesman. "This all happened inside Afghanistan."

He also said the coalition was investigating.

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Last Updated: Monday, 22 January 2007, 16:40 GMT

'Friendly fire' death in Pakistan


Pakistan says US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have mistakenly killed one
of its soldiers at a border post.

Two other soldiers were wounded when coalition forces opened fire in the Shawal
area of North Waziristan region, a Pakistan military statement said.

It said a "strong protest" had been lodged with the coalition, which said it was
investigating the incident.

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The BBC's Haroon Rashid in Peshawar says coalition forces have in the past violated
Pakistani air space, but this would be the first time Pakistani troops have been
killed.

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