Via Memeorandum, the New York Times reports:
"American air and artillery strikes killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers during a clash with insurgents on the Afghan border on Tuesday night, a development that raised concerns about the already strained American relationship with Pakistan.
"The strikes underscored the often faulty communications involving American, Pakistani and Afghan forces along the border, and the ability of Taliban fighters and other insurgents to use havens in Pakistan to carry out attacks into neighboring Afghanistan....
"Although Pakistani government officials softened their response through the day, the Pakistani military released an early statement calling the airstrikes 'unprovoked and cowardly.'”
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