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| Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' | |
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| Nato forces in eastern Afghanistan say their helicopters have been fired upon by a Pakistani military checkpoint. | Nato forces in eastern Afghanistan say their helicopters have been fired upon by a Pakistani military checkpoint. |
| The Western alliance said its aircraft had not crossed into Pakistani airspace when they came under fire in Khost province, news agency AP reports. | |
| The incident comes amid growing tension over a number of recent incidents at the Pakistan-Afghan border. | |
| Earlier this week, Pakistani troops said they had fired warning shots at US helicopters that crossed the border. | |
| A drone believed to be operated by the CIA crashed inside Pakistan on Wednesday. | |
| The latest incident happened as the helicopters were patrolling near Tanai district, Nato said. |