News - Baitullah Mehsud
By The Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents attacking a supply convoy for NATO troops, killing nine militants, officials said Saturday. Roadside bombs killed a NATO soldier in a separate convoy and four policemen.
By Riaz Khan PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said.
By JASON STRAZIUSO By Jason Straziuso The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops after notorious Taliban leaders inside Pakistan in a warning to his eastern neighbor that he will no longer tolerate cross- border attacks.
Excerpt from report by state-run Iranian radio external service from Mashhad on 15 June [Presenter] For the first time, Afghan President Hamed Karzai has warned that he is ready to send troops across the border into Pakistan to confront militants based there.
Text of report by privately-owned Pakistan television Dawn News on 15 June Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has said that Pakistan does not interfere in anybody else's affairs and will not anybody to interfere in its territorial limits.
