Jango
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And the best part is, the Afghan policeman is a figment of imagination!!!NATO is quoting an Afghan border policeman who saw that the fire was coming from the Pakistani posts.
Hence air support was called in
Question: where was this border policeman standing? On the order or was part of the team that was inside Pakistan?
Question: did he see fire coming from both posts? If yes then I say he got some super vision that is able to see 2 different check posts miles apart and from few kilometres away from his position.
Question: if the fire was only coming from one psot then why the other post was attacked too? Its on the premise if the NATO excuse is bought.
The other NATO statement is that the border is poorly marked.
Question: is their equipment and training also poor that they were unable to realise that they were deep inside Pakistan?
Question: did the pilots know what they were attacking? Did the mission HQ actually sent them on purpose to destroy the posts as suggested by the DGMO of Pakistan army?
Question: if the attack was unintentional as the NATO claims and they were loured into Pakistani posts by Taliban then did they forget the gradients of the Pakistani check posts in the heat of the moment?
Question: does NATO acknowledge the communications by Pakistanis to call off the attacks since they were attacking Pakistanis? If they do, does that not negate their claim that the attack was unintentional?
Question: why did the NATO decide that attacking both posts was necessary if their intention was not to destroy Pakistani posts and their story of chasing Taliban is to be bought? isnt it odd and a consciences that they decided to attack the places where there were Pakistani designated check posts?
My guess is by 23rd of December this will be NATOs finding.
The ISAF/ ANA were chasing Taliban and there was fire coming from where Pakistani positions were. Since the border is poorly marked so the perusing forces didnt know a@ss from the elbow and relied on an Afghan border policeman who (location classified and adjusted to suit the story) decided that the fire was coming from 1 or 2 posts that were 2.5 KM inside Pakistan. From his genius a tactical situation arose and on that bases the air strikes were called in and they engaged one of the check post. And then they continued with the other post too where they received some retaliatory fire but destroyed that too.
So NATO is not at fault and neither the NATO commanders not the pilots can be blamed because.
1. An Afghan border policeman said that the fire was coming from Pakistan
2. The border is poorly marked .
3. Taliban could have led the helicopters / ISAF troops to Pakistani posts.
4. When the Pakistani posts came under attack they fired back so they had to be stopped.
I think, Pakistan army should have joined the investigation so that there is less chance of a cover up, unless if Pakistan army has evidence beyond doubt that the attack was premeditated and the posts were remarked for destruction in full knowledge that they were of Pakistan army and thats why all radio communication was ignored and the attack continued on not one but both posts.
if that is true then expose NATO to the rest of the world and prepare for any similar future attacks like this.
reduce the diplomatic ties, break-up military cooperation and officer exchange/ training program (like command & staff, Gunnies staff etc).
order the closure of all CIA offices and seek the agents and deport them. Permanently stop the NATO supplies.
reduce the cooperation to the level of Turkey or even less and become a passive supporter of Afghan peaceful settlement.
This is the best Pakistan can do. If NATO doesnt repeat that but if it repeats the attack then it should defend itself with all its force.
The DGMO , in the presence of CJS has said that first, the post Volcano was attacked, and was quickly terminated, and in response, post Boulder retaliated with small arms fire, and they were terminated as well.
The Tribal leaders called in a jirga and the tribals are ready to infiltrate into Afghanistan and fight if the GoP orders them!