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13 dead in clashes on Afghan border-(Pakistanis vs. Afghans)
the Australian ^ | 5/15/07 | the australian

Posted on 05/14/2007 4:56:41 PM PDT by Flavius

KABUL: Border fighting between Afghan and Pakistani forces has killed 13 people, including seven children, as the most serious clashes in years between the two countries extended into a second day.

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The incident is likely to inflame the already acrimonious relations between the two key US allies -- just two weeks after a reconciliation meeting between Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Turkey, where they agreed to jointly fight terrorism.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afgan; border

1 posted on 05/14/2007 4:56:43 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius
"NATO's International Security Assistance Force said it had helped facilitate the meeting but had not been involved in the fighting.

Contadicts earlier reports.

2 posted on 05/14/2007 5:19:45 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

There is something serious and out of control going on in Pakistan.


3 posted on 05/14/2007 5:36:19 PM PDT by BlackVeil
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To: BlackVeil
"There is something serious and out of control going on in Pakistan."

Something is going on there and I expect the Indians have a better idea what it is than we do.

4 posted on 05/14/2007 5:44:46 PM PDT by blam
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