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Summary According to the political administration, the attackers had come from Afghanistan.
More than 300 militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan early on Thursday and attacked a peace lashkar in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency with rockets, mortars and machine guns, killing five people in the second such raid in two weeks, a government official said.The tribal people returned the fire, forcing the miscreants to retreat.According to sources, the exchange of fire last for about 30 minutes.The dead included three women and two men from the village in the Manozangal area, and many others were wounded, he said.The recent raids illustrate the complexity of fighting militants who can easily move across the rugged border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.Pakistan also has complained that NATO forces in Afghanistan are not doing enough to stem the flow of militants across the border, the opposite of Washingtons frequent gripe that the Pakistani military needs to do more to stop fighters from streaming into Afghanistan.The militants swarmed into Pakistans Upper Dir district from Afghanistan in early June, triggering fighting that lasted several days before the Pakistani military was able to force them back across the border.The government said at least 25 soldiers, 35 militants and three civilians were killed in the clashes.Both Bajur and Upper Dir are located across the border from Afghanistans Kunar province, large parts of which are controlled by the Taliban.
