Kurram incident

Kurram incident
Part of the Pakistan-United States skirmishes
Date 30 September 2010 Location Afghanistan-Pakistan border Result Pakistan closes NATO supply route US apologizes for the incident[1][2][3]
Belligerents
United States	Pakistan ▪︎ Frontier Corps
Strength
U.S. Attack Helicopters (Unknown Numbers)	Frontier Corps (Unknown Numbers Of Troops)
Casualties and losses
Possible Helicopters Damages	3 killed 3 wounded

On 30 September 2010, U.S. helicopters entered Pakistani airspace after ground troops determined that a mortar attack by militants in Pakistan was imminent, according to the Coalition. Pakistani Frontier Corps troops manning the Mandata Kadaho border post fired warning shots, and the helicopters responded by firing two missiles that destroyed the post. Three soldiers were killed and another three wounded. Pakistan responded by closing a key NATO supply route for eleven days.^[4]

References

1. Abbot, Sebastian (2010-10-06). "US apologizes for attack on Pakistani soldiers". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
2. Masood, S., & Shane, S. (2010, October 1). Pakistan halts NATO supplies to Afghanistan after attack. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/world/asia/01peshawar.html
3. Roggio, B. (2010, September 30). US Predators kill 5 'militants' in 3rd strike in 24 hours. Long War Journal. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/us_predators_kill_5.php
4. Brulliard, Karin (30 September 2010). "Pakistan blocks NATO's Afghan-bound supply trucks after airstrike kills 3". The Washington Post.