Pakistan complained earlier this summer that militants coming
Pakistan complained earlier this summer that militants coming from Afghanistan killed at least 55 members of the security forces and tribal police in a spate of attacks, and demanded that U.S. and Afghan forces do more to stem the flow of fighters.
A senior Western intelligence official expressed doubt at the time about Pakistan's figures and whether all the attacks came from bases in Afghanistan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss intelligence matters.
Amid the border conflict earlier this summer, the Afghan government complained that Pakistan fired more than 750 rockets into eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 40 people.
The Pakistan army denied it intentionally fired rockets into Afghanistan, but acknowledged that several rounds fired at militants conducting cross-border attacks may have landed over the border.
Kabul and Washington have long accused Pakistan of not doing enough to stop Afghan Taliban militants from using its territory to launch cross-border attacks against troops in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani military claims its forces are already stretched too thin by operations against the Pakistani Taliban, who have declared war against the state. The Afghan Taliban and their allies have largely confined their fight to Afghanistan and are seen as less of a threat by Pakistan. Pakistan also has historical ties to the Afghan Taliban, and many analysts believe the government sees them as key allies once foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
Elsewhere in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, gunmen kidnapped and killed a retired army colonel in the city of Kohat, and a police officer died trying to rescue him, said police official Umer Hayat.
A senior Western intelligence official expressed doubt at the time about Pakistan's figures and whether all the attacks came from bases in Afghanistan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss intelligence matters.
Amid the border conflict earlier this summer, the Afghan government complained that Pakistan fired more than 750 rockets into eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 40 people.
The Pakistan army denied it intentionally fired rockets into Afghanistan, but acknowledged that several rounds fired at militants conducting cross-border attacks may have landed over the border.
Kabul and Washington have long accused Pakistan of not doing enough to stop Afghan Taliban militants from using its territory to launch cross-border attacks against troops in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani military claims its forces are already stretched too thin by operations against the Pakistani Taliban, who have declared war against the state. The Afghan Taliban and their allies have largely confined their fight to Afghanistan and are seen as less of a threat by Pakistan. Pakistan also has historical ties to the Afghan Taliban, and many analysts believe the government sees them as key allies once foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
Elsewhere in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, gunmen kidnapped and killed a retired army colonel in the city of Kohat, and a police officer died trying to rescue him, said police official Umer Hayat.
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