Pakistanis Protest & Burn Effigy of Obama In Front of US Consulate in Karachi

ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan officials claimed Sunday that Afghan and NATO forces were retaliating for gunfire from two Pakistani army bases when they called in airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, adding a layer of complexity to an episode that has further strained Pakistan's ties with the United States.

The account challenged Pakistan's claim that the strikes were unprovoked.

The attack Saturday near the Afghan-Pakistani border aroused popular anger in Pakistan and added tension to the U.S.-Pakistani relationship, which has been under pressure since the secret U.S. raid inside Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden in May.

Pakistan has closed its western border to trucks delivering supplies to coalition troops in Afghanistan, demanded that the U.S. abandon an air base inside Pakistan and said it will review its cooperation with the U.S. and NATO.

A complete breakdown in the relationship between the United States and Pakistan is considered unlikely. Pakistan relies on billions of dollars in American aid, and the U.S. needs Pakistan to push Afghan insurgents to participate in peace talks.

Afghanistan's assertions about the attack muddy the efforts to determine what happened. The Afghan officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said it was unclear who fired on Afghan and NATO forces, which were conducting a joint operation before dawn Saturday.

They said the fire came from the direction of the two Pakistani army posts along the border that were later hit in the airstrikes.

NATO has said it is investigating, but it has not questioned the Pakistani claim that 24 soldiers were killed. All airstrikes are approved at a higher command level than the troops on the ground.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen offered his deepest condolences and said the coalition was committed to working with Pakistan to "avoid such tragedies in the future."

"We have a joint interest in the fight against cross-border terrorism and in ensuring that Afghanistan does not once again become a safe-haven for terrorists," Rasmussen said in Brussels.

NATO officials have complained that insurgents fire from across the poorly defined frontier, often from positions close to Pakistani soldiers, who have been accused of tolerating or supporting them.

The U.S. plans its own investigation. Two U.S. senators called Sunday for harder line on Pakistan.

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[supergenration]

i think this is the best time of getting rid of usa...

[YouCruising]

@supergenration

Ha! Don't make us swoop in there again and pick up one of your pedophile worshiping imams and drop his crusty body in the Arabian Sea. That cost us a lot of gas money to flush Osama Bin Laden down the toilet.

Better yet, we'll have India handle our dirty work next time.

[supergenration]

@YouCruising I THINK YOU DON'T KNOW THAT OSAMA WAS A AFGHANI NOT PAKISTANI.THE DRAMA USA DONE IN ABBOTABAD ,WE PAKISTANI DON'T BELIVE IT.INDIA AND NATO ARE CREATING TERRORISTS BY KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.I KNOW THERE ARE SOME TERRORISTS BUT ALL OF THEM ARE NOT,AFGHANIS AND PAKISTANI TRIBAL AREAS PEOPLE ARE FIGHTERS.THEY WILL FIGHT EVEN IF HAVE NO GUNS TO FIGHT.AND NOW USA IS TRYING TO FIGHT PAK ARMY.I TELL YOU DON'T MESS WITH PAKISTANIS.WHEN WE GET ANGRY,WE CAN BE THE WORST ENEMY YOU CAN'T IMAGN

[YouCruising]

@supergenration

"I THINK YOU DON'T KNOW THAT OSAMA WAS A AFGHANI NOT PAKISTANI." Wow, you really are inbred, aren't you? Osama was a SAUDI, mohammed the pedophile lover.

And you know nothing 7th century barbarians think "WE MADE U SUPER & WE'L DESTROY U"??? U didn't make anything, moron. We actually are like your parents. We give your country an allowance to live off because you inbreds are too stupid to make it on your own. So, don't make us take away your lunch money, KID!

[GTCism]

@pickles7640 you are blaming a black muslim in the US for islamic followers from a islamic infested country, Pakistan, who were firing rockets into Afghanistan and the Afghanistan military fired back. What is wrong with your brain, a little low in the IQ department I am guessing? I suspect you are either one of those who have been infected with satan's belief system, islam or you are one of those foolish left wing, liberal minded, political correct, marxist/socialist types.

[YouCruising]

@GTCism

Pickles is a Death Metal satan worshiper who has no respect for others space and comes to cuss and argue. I had to remove most of his argumentative comments.

[adamsmith2011]

Islam is a cult created by a psychopath. It cannot be reformed. It must be eradicated. Islam must be eradicated not because the Quran says Earth is flat or the shooting stars are missiles that Allah fires at the Jinns who climb the heaven to eavesdrop on the conversation of the exalted assembly. These stupid tales could even amuse us. Islam must go because it teaches hate, it orders killing of non-Muslims, it denigrates women and it violates the human rights

[MaHaRushie]

What? I thought if we elected Obama, we would have world peace.  And all nations would love us.

I feel lied to.

[GTCism]

@supergenration you are one sick excuse for a human. Pakistan indeed the greatest evil the world has ever seen is crawling like snake or like satan through many countries, causing great grief and evil where ever it goes, the devil, the evil is islam and you in all your foolishness want to try and get rid of one of the safe havens still left away from this vile satanic curse? Where is your head? I suspect you one of demonically infested by islam ones. I am not from the US

[CountNadir]

@YouCruising you never swooped anywhere. besides i know you're an ugly indian

[meisterschutzen]

@zh354 This guy is a troll. He is too stupid to insult, and too ignorant to waste your time or bandwidth on.

[meisterschutzen]

@zh354 Go fuck a goat, that is the only thing you Pakistanis are really professional at doing.

[meisterschutzen]

@zh354 It is not "aid" it is a bribe given to a beggar. I would just as soon we give India enough nukes to erase Pakistan from the map. But then, what would we do for cab drivers in the USA? I have been to Pakistan. Many times. Your kids go to school in vacant lots and use trash to learn to write on. You on the other hand cannot even spell "fucking" correctly. My mispelling was a typo, yours is pure illiteracy.

[zh354]

Dear American arrogance,you cant tolerate the truth,so like your government;you hide it,or in this case,"delete" it.If only you were open to how much your country has lost by going to war with Afghanistan & Iraq!Oh but how could you be open,your media is the most bias of the world,and feeds your ignorant brains only what you WANT to hear.USA's aid money DOES NOT help Pakistan,it only buys you our greedy politicians.Stop feeding yourself on false thoughts of bravery and heroism and get EDUCATED.

[zh354]

@meisterschutzen WE DONT WANT YOUR FUCKEN AID. And when I say that, I speak on behalf of the 99.9% of my fellow Pakistani's. Your pointless, bullshit aid only feeds our money hungry greedy politicians. Trust me, go to Pakistan and ask as many people as you want, we would all rather starve to death than accept any money from American's. Which by the way, just so your ignorant ass, who can't even spell PAKISTAN properly knows, we will definitely not starve to death because you stop supporting us.

[zh354]

FUCK Afghanistan and FUCK USA, for ruining our country.

[shahjee273]

@adamsmith2011