US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike

Pakistan's claim that the U.S. hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false", a U.S. spokesman said Thursday, as tensions between the uneasy allies ratchet higher over Islamabad's alleged support for militants.


The drone strike, which took place well inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, killed a mid-level commander from the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, local officials and a source close to the Islamist group have told AFP.

Pakistan's foreign ministry condemned the "unilateral action" late Wednesday, saying it had targeted an Afghan refugee camp, but made no mention of casualties.

"The claim in [a foreign ministry] statement yesterday that U.S. forces struck an Afghan refugee camp in Kurram Agency yesterday is false," a spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Islamabad said.
 [KAOS.gr/AFP]
 25/1/18
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