Pakistan Protests U.S. Killing Of Troops..

"A strong protest has been lodged with the U.S. authorities about the incident," Pakistan’s Major General Shaukat Sultan said.

U.S. military planes, called in by ground troops patrolling the border in southeastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province, opened fire on what were believed to be attackers fleeing towards the border.

The U.S. military said its ground troops had been fired on during their patrol and the assailants fled towards Pakistan.