Two alleged U.S. spies killed in Pakistan's tribal region
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Nov 8, IRNA
Pakistan-U.S Spies
Suspected militants have killed men accused of spying for the United States in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, local tribesmen said Saturday.
Two bullet-ridden bodies of Afghan nationals were found at Dargah Mandai area near the border area in North Waziristan on Saturday, they said.
A note in the native Pashto language found near the body of the slain men, said that they were spying for the United States and Afghan government.
The note warned that anyone spying for the U.S. or Afghanistan would face the same situation.
Militants are blamed for attacking people suspected of spying for the U.S. or Pakistani authorities in the region, which borders Afghanistan, and where al Qaeda- and Taliban-linked militants operate.
The U.S. has intensified air strikes in the Pakistani tribal regions of Waziristan to hit suspected hideouts of the militants.
But a lawmaker from North Waziristan Shaukat Khan says there is no high-value target in the region and mostly civilians are killed.
On Friday, a fresh U.S air strike killed 13 people in North Waziristan.
Despite Pakistan's protest, the U.S has continued strikes in the tribal regions, as it claims that Taliban-linked militants are running training centers there for attacks in Afghanistan on U.S-led NATO forces.
On September 3, U.S troops in Afghanistan entered Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan and killed 20 people, including women and children, while raiding two houses in the area.
Pakistan has deployed over one hundred thousand troops along its regions bordering Afghanistan, to check cross-border movement of militants.
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