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ISLAMABAD, June 10 (KUNA) -- The US embassy on Friday denied as
"allegations" recent reports that US and NATO facilitated Afghan militants'
attack on Pakistani security forces previous week in a border region.
These allegations are false, said US embassy here in a statement. Some
media outlets have reported that US and NATO forces aided the insurgent attack
in the Shaltalo area of Upper Dir on June 1st. More than forty militants and
over ten soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack.
According to local officials more than a thousand militants from
Afghanistan crossed into Pakistan and attacked paramilitary forces checkpost.
"US, NATO and Afghan forces have been conducting an aggressive
counter-insurgency campaign in the border region of Afghanistan for almost 10
years", said the US in the statement.
The United States and Pakistan have actively cooperated against the violent
extremists that threaten us both, it said.
Reporting baseless allegations is irresponsible and demeans the sacrifices
of the civilians and military personnel who have fallen in our common fight
against violent extremism, added the statement. (end)
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