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It was released earlier that the Pakistan military granted permission to Afghan and Coalition forces to engage insurgent mortar positions along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border Saturday, three of which were reported to be located in Pakistan. Upon further investigation by Coalition officials it was discovered that permission was not given by Pakistan.

“Coalition forces, and those with which we work, are committed to respecting the sovereign borders of Pakistan. We regret the miscommunication in this event,” said Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, Deputy Commanding General for Operations, Combined Joint Task Force – 82. “We hope to continue our cooperative effort with Pakistan which has been an important ally in fighting the enemies of peace and stability. “We appreciate the significant contributions Pakistan is making to the War on Terror by conducting operations against al-Qaida and Taliban extremist fighters who try to hide in their country.”

It was earlier released that elements of the Afghan National Army and Coalition forces killed more than a dozen insurgents Saturday with precision mortar and artillery fire after receiving enemy mortar fire.

No civilians were reported injured during the engagement.