Washington, Nov 29 (ANI): A US-led investigation into a NATO air strike that killed up to 28 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border will report its initial findings by December 23, US officials have said.
The chief of US Central Command, which oversees US forces in Afghanistan and the Middle East, appointed Brigadier General Stephen Clark, a one-star air force General, to lead the investigation, the US military announced.
The probe is expected to provide an initial report by December 23, it added.
Clark would reportedly lead the investigation with input from NATO and its International Security Assistance Force, which has 130,000 troops in Afghanistan in addition to an extra 10,000 American forces operating under separate command.
The Afghan and Pakistani governments are also being invited to take part, despite Pakistan's aggressive response to the attack.
"It is USCENTCOM's intent to include these government representatives to the maximum extent possible to determine what happened and preclude it from happening again," The News quoted the US military, as saying.
"The investigation team will focus their efforts on the facts of the incident and any matters that facilitate a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding the deaths and injuries of the Pakistani forces," he added.
A Western military official in Kabul said the probe team had yet to arrive in Afghanistan, but insisted its findings would be reported "way quicker" than initially expected. (ANI)
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