Pakistanis Hit Militants on Afghan Border
The AP is reporting that Pakistanis hit some terrorists hard in the North Waziristan area just across the border from Afghanistan. Here’s some details from the attack:
Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships struck a militant hideout Wednesday in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing or wounding at least 25 militants, an official said. The militants had entered Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region after a raid inside Afghanistan. Army troops and three helicopter gunships attacked them, said Syed Zaheerul Islam, the top government administrator of the region.
He said between 25 and 30 militants were killed or wounded in the raid. He said militants were running a training camp and that the strike triggered explosions in an arms dump at the site. “They were foreigners. They had set up tents in mountains in the area,” Islam said.
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The early morning operation took place near Saidgi, a village about 9 miles west of Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said. Sultan said the raid was carried out on “confirmed intelligence” that militants were in the area.
The raid comes just before President Bush visits India and Pakistan. It’s nice to read that the Pakistani general said that the “raid was carried out on “confirmed intelligence” that militants were in the area.” This should make for some interesting conversations in the Pakistani press, too.
Cross-post at LetFreedomRing
March 1st, 2006 at 7:47 am
The war in Afghanistan is just one of President Bush’s failures.
March 1st, 2006 at 8:06 am
Based on what, Benn? Or is this another drive by shooting comment that liberals are famous for?