Heavy Clashes Between Afghan And Pakistani Troops On The Border

Pakistan, Afghan Forces In High-Stakes Clash Along Border -- Reuters

(Reuters) - An Afghan border policeman was killed and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire along the border late on Wednesday, officials from both countries said, in a clash likely to unsettle already troubled ties between the neighbors.

A senior Afghan official said hundreds of additional Afghan troops had been sent to the disputed Gursal border gate after the exchange of fire, which lasted for more than two hours.

The stakes are high. The United States wants Pakistan to help Afghanistan to coax the Taliban to the negotiating table ahead of the withdrawal of most NATO combat troops by the end of 2014.

But relations between the South Asian neighbors have been marked for decades by distrust and outbreaks of fighting.

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More News ON Today's Border Clash Between Afghan And Pakistani Soldiers

Afghan, Pakistani Troops Clash At Disputed Border -- Radio Free Europe
Official says Afghan policeman killed in border clash; Pakistan blames Afghans -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan police officer killed in border clash with Pakistanis -- Washington Post
Afghan policeman killed in Pakistan border clash -- Miami Herald/AP
Afghan Policeman Killed in Clash Along Disputed Pakistan Border -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Afghan Guard Dies in Pakistan Border Clash -- Voice of America
Deadly clash between Afghan, Pakistani troops -- Stars and Stripes
Afghan border guard dies in Pakistan clashes -- Al Jazeera
Heavy clashes between Afghan and Pakistani troops in Goshta -- Khaama Press
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border clash -- DAWN
Clash on Pakistan Border Stirs Afghan Emotions -- New York Times