Troops Cooperated With U.S. Military
From Times Wire Reports
Pakistani troops recently helped direct U.S. artillery fire against militants in Pakistan, said the director of operations for the U.S. military command in Afghanistan.
“That’s a huge step forward,” Army Col. Cardon B. Crawford said, speaking in Washington. No U.S. troops are known to be on the Pakistani side of the border.
A spokeswoman for the military in Afghanistan said Crawford had been referring to an incident in November.
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