Tribesmen, Uzbek Militants Clash In Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier monitors the border with Afghanistan (file photo) (epa)
March 20, 2007 -- Pakistani officials say foreign Al-Qaeda-linked militants, most of them Uzbeks, have clashed with tribesmen in Pakistan near the Afghan border.

A military spokesman, Major General Waheed Arshad, said up to 30 people were killed in the fighting, which started March 19 and continued today near Wana in the tribal region of South Waziristan.

Afghan and U.S. officials have accused Islamabad of failing to do enough to crack down on Islamic militants based in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal regions.

(AFP, Reuters)

Tribesmen, Uzbek Militants Clash In Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier monitors the border with Afghanistan (file photo) (epa)March 20, 2007 -- Pakistani officials say foreign Al-Qaeda-linked militants, most of them Uzbeks, have clashed with tribesmen in Pakistan near the Afghan border.

A Pakistani soldier monitors the border with Afghanistan (file photo) (epa)
March 20, 2007 -- Pakistani officials say foreign Al-Qaeda-linked militants, most of them Uzbeks, have clashed with tribesmen in Pakistan near the Afghan border.