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Clash on Afghan border

B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghan forces clashed at the border in South Waziristan on Friday forcing the closure of the Angorah port gate for road traffic. Television channels said the clash occurred after the Afghan forces began searching a house belonging to an Ishmael tribesman in Pakistani area. It appears the troops entered the area ignoring warnings from the Pakistani troops. Ironically, the clash came a day after the Tripartite Commission, comprising military and diplomatic representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, held its 14th meeting in Kabul on Thursday to discuss matters related to cooperation on the border and intelligence sharing.

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