US vows full probe into Pakistan border incident

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Obama administration has pledged to conduct a full investigation into NATO attack in Mohmand Agency.

27 November,2011 07:23 am

The Obama administration is pledging to conduct a full investigation into a NATO attack that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in a joint statement on Saturday said they had each spoken to their Pakistani counterparts to express their condolences for the loss of life.The incident was a major blow to American efforts to rebuild an already tattered alliance vital to winding down the 10-year-old Afghan war. Islamabad called the bloodshed in one of its tribal areas a grave infringement of the countrys sovereignty.A NATO spokesman said it was likely that coalition airstrikes caused Pakistani casualties, but an investigation was being conducted to determine the details.