“We do not accept NATO apology. NATO was not chasing militants.”-Major General Athar Abbas, Pakistani army
Pakistan continues to move away from the United States, after a deadly U.S. led NATO/ISAF attack on Pakistani troops. They are now boycotting the December 5 Bonn Conference on Afghanistan’s security.
Foreign Ministers from at least 90 countries (including Hillary Clinton) are expected to attend the Bonn Conference, to discuss key issues like the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, and negotiations with the majority political party, and militant group, the Taliban.
Pakaistani army officials say the NATO/ISAF claim that they were shooting at militants is false because the area they attacked was 200 to 300 meters (about 984 feet) inside Pakistani territory, and, had already been cleared of militant activity. Earlier reports from Pakistan claimed the attack took place a mile and a half inside Pakistani territory.