Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani armies

In the last weeks there have been clashes between Afghan and Pakistani armed forces at the Durand Line, an important segment of the Afghan-Pakistani border.

Clashes began the 19th April when Afghan troops tore down a new anti-Taliban fence erected by Pakistani soldiers on the border between the two countries. The fight place is at the border: at Shkin (Afghanistan, Paktika Province) and Angoor Adda (Pakistan’s FATA). The position is stated in this google earth community post : Pakistani-Afghan troops clash (20Apr07) , or follow this link to google maps.

The conflict is analyzed in this article: "South Asia: Border Clashes Reveal Rifts Between Pakistan, Afghanistan", May 14, 2007 (RFE/RL). The correspondent Ron Synovitz spokes about the conflict with Rahul Bedi.

Some references to the recent clashes are:

• Pakistan and Afghan forces clash, BBC News, 17 May 2007.
• Pakistan, Afghan Troops Again Clash Along Border, globalsecurity.org, 17 May 2007.
• U.S., Pakistani Soldiers Reported Killed In Border Incident. May 14, 2007 (RFE/RL).

Some articles related with the April clashes are:

• Pakistani, Afghan troops clash. Daily Times (PK), April 20 2007.
• Afghanistan 'border fence' clash. BBC News, 19 April 2007.

The image shows a Pakistani soldier installing the fence (from BBC News).



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