It looks like there will be some issues to smooth over with Pakistan soon. Did American forces cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan when pursuing the enemy? It appears so. The anti-American parties in Pakistan will probably make some political hay with this.
American forces in Afghanistan are independent of the NATO forces that are acting as peacekeepers in Kabul.
August 11, 2003
MACDILL AFB, Tampa - Today at approximately 10:00am local, coalition forces on patrol in the vicinity of Orgun, in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan, were fired upon by several individuals. Coalition close air support was called in and responded to the enemy forces that were identified and fleeing towards the Pakistani border. The incident resulted in the unfortunate and unintended engagement of Pakistani security forces in the area. Initial reports indicate that two persons died and one was wounded as a result of the incident. The incident is currently under investigation.
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