Afghan and NATO officials say a coalition air strike has "likely killed" four Afghan soldiers.
U.S.Military officials say joint force of Afghan and coalition soldiers came under fire early Saturday morning and called in the air strike.
NATO and Afghan officials say their initial investigation after the air strike indicates the small arms fire originated from an Afghan National Army outpost.
Brigadier General Eric Tremblay, an coalition spokesman, called it a regrettable incident.
He said joint forces "work extremely hard" to synchronize their operations.
An Afghan Ministry of Defense spokesman says the International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan army will conduct a joint investigation into what he termed an "unfortunate accident."
Source:voanews.com/
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Senate body wants immediate end to drone strikes
ISLAMABAD: The US government should immediately stop drone strikes in Pakistan, the Parliamentary Special Committee on National Security said on Friday.
Senator Raza presented the committee’s recommendations in the Senate for the forthcoming January 28 international conference in London on US President Barack Obama’s new Pak-Afghan strategy. In its recommendation, the committee suggessted transparently regulating foreign private security contractors under Pakistani laws. It called for no compromise over Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, or nuclear programme.
The committee observed peace in Afghanistan was necessary for regional stability and emphasised a permanent regional plan. It called for mutual respect between Afghanistan and Pakistan and resumption of a bilateral Jirga process and parliamentary, media and cultural exchanges.
The committee recommended the two governments make efforts to prevent the use of each other’s soil for terrorist activities. It voiced its concern over the growing Indian presence in Afghanistan, saying that constituted a strategic threat to Pakistan. It recommended that Islamabad should facilitate the process of political reconciliation in Afghanistan. The committee called for resumption of composite dialogue between India and Pakistan. It stressed the dialogue process should include the Kashmir dispute’s settlement in accordance with UN resolutions and according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Source:dailytimes.com.pk/
Senator Raza presented the committee’s recommendations in the Senate for the forthcoming January 28 international conference in London on US President Barack Obama’s new Pak-Afghan strategy. In its recommendation, the committee suggessted transparently regulating foreign private security contractors under Pakistani laws. It called for no compromise over Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, or nuclear programme.
The committee observed peace in Afghanistan was necessary for regional stability and emphasised a permanent regional plan. It called for mutual respect between Afghanistan and Pakistan and resumption of a bilateral Jirga process and parliamentary, media and cultural exchanges.
The committee recommended the two governments make efforts to prevent the use of each other’s soil for terrorist activities. It voiced its concern over the growing Indian presence in Afghanistan, saying that constituted a strategic threat to Pakistan. It recommended that Islamabad should facilitate the process of political reconciliation in Afghanistan. The committee called for resumption of composite dialogue between India and Pakistan. It stressed the dialogue process should include the Kashmir dispute’s settlement in accordance with UN resolutions and according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Source:dailytimes.com.pk/
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