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U.S. Arms Apparently Hit Pakistan

Apparent U.S. military fire struck the tent of a nomad family on the Pakistan side of the rugged border with Afghanistan this weekend, killing two women and injuring at least four children, two Pakistani officials said. The officials - one in intelligence official, the other in local government - spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to media.

In Kabul, Lt. Mike Cody, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, said a security post along the border in Khost was attacked from the Pakistani side Saturday afternoon, and the U.S. military, coordinating with the Pakistani military, returned fire. Cody said there were no reports of casualties on either side.

Four rockets, or shells, were apparently fired by the U.S. military in fighting with suspected militants in Afghanistan`s eastern Khost province late Saturday, and one hit the tent at Bangi Dar, in Pakistan`s North Waziristan tribal area. Recent events in Pakistan regarding the U.S. hunt for al-Qaeda and Taliban elements have taken place in Pakistan, perhaps a clue to future big moves in the nuclear armed, Islamic-majority country.