Pakistan response slowed by confusion
By Qasim Nauman | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-03 07:53
Communication breakdown kept air force from engaging NATO aircraft
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's military said on Friday a communications breakdown prevented its air force from engaging NATO aircraft when they attacked two border outposts and killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
The Nov 26 strike near the Afghan border has sparked fury in Pakistan and further complicated US-led efforts to ease a crisis in relations with Islamabad and stabilize the region before foreign combat troops leave Afghanistan in 2014.
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