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| Karzai issues warning to Pakistan | Karzai issues warning to Pakistan |
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned that he is ready to send troops over the border into Pakistan to confront militants based there. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned that he is ready to send troops over the border into Pakistan to confront militants based there. |
| He said that when militants crossed over from Pakistan to kill Afghans and coalition troops, his nation had the right to retaliate in "self-defence". | He said that when militants crossed over from Pakistan to kill Afghans and coalition troops, his nation had the right to retaliate in "self-defence". |
| Mr Karzai's remarks came two days after Taleban fighters attacked an Afghan jail, freeing hundreds of prisoners. | |
| Pakistan denies providing a safe haven for the Taleban or other militants. | Pakistan denies providing a safe haven for the Taleban or other militants. |
| Mr Karzai has long pleaded for Pakistan and international forces to confront militants in Pakistan but has not before threatened to send troops over the border. | Mr Karzai has long pleaded for Pakistan and international forces to confront militants in Pakistan but has not before threatened to send troops over the border. |
| The BBC's Quil Lawrence in Kabul says it is the strongest language yet from Mr Karzai on his neighbour. | The BBC's Quil Lawrence in Kabul says it is the strongest language yet from Mr Karzai on his neighbour. |
| But while the Afghan president is using more provocative language than before, it remains to be seen whether this leads to more robust action, our correspondent says. | |
| 'Two-way road' | |
| Mr Karzai's news conference had been intended to focus on this week's Afghan donors' conference in Paris, at which world powers pledged about $20bn (£10bn) to help re-build his country. | |
| Baitullah Mehsud (left) is one of Pakistan's most feared militants | |
| But instead, it was dominated by the prison break-out that led to the escape of some 350 Taleban members, among other detainees, and Afghanistan's response to militant attacks. | |
| Mr Karzai said: "Afghanistan has the right of self-defence. When they cross the territory from Pakistan to come and kill Afghans and to kill coalition troops it exactly gives us the right to go back and do the same." | |
| Mr Karzai warned that he was prepared to seek out Taleban leaders wherever they were, specifically naming Baitullah Mehsud, who is based in South Waziristan, Pakistan. | |
| "Baitullah Mehsud should know that we will go after him now and hit him in his house," Mr Karzai said, adding that Taleban leader Mullah Omar could expect the same. | |
| He went on: "This is a two-way road in this case and Afghans are good in the two-way road journey." | |
| Air strikes | Air strikes |
| At least 15 insurgents have been killed in southern Afghanistan during a search for the hundreds of prisoners who escaped Kandahar's prison, the US military said on Sunday. | At least 15 insurgents have been killed in southern Afghanistan during a search for the hundreds of prisoners who escaped Kandahar's prison, the US military said on Sunday. |
| It said it had not confirmed that any of the dead were part of the group of inmates who escaped the jail. | It said it had not confirmed that any of the dead were part of the group of inmates who escaped the jail. |
| Afghan security forces have been searching for the escaped prisoners | Afghan security forces have been searching for the escaped prisoners |
| A further five suspected militants were captured, the military statement said. | A further five suspected militants were captured, the military statement said. |
| Afghan officials say about 900 inmates escaped after the prison was attacked by Taleban militants on Friday. Among them were some 350 Taleban members. | Afghan officials say about 900 inmates escaped after the prison was attacked by Taleban militants on Friday. Among them were some 350 Taleban members. |
| International and Afghan security forces have been hunting for the detainees since the break-out. | International and Afghan security forces have been hunting for the detainees since the break-out. |
| Afghan officials said about 20 had been recaptured on Saturday and Sunday. | Afghan officials said about 20 had been recaptured on Saturday and Sunday. |
| The US military said the insurgents killed had been found at a farm compound in Kandahar province where a cache of weapons was also discovered. | The US military said the insurgents killed had been found at a farm compound in Kandahar province where a cache of weapons was also discovered. |
| "The combined forces used precision air strikes to destroy the compound after insurgents attacked with small arms fire," the statement said. | "The combined forces used precision air strikes to destroy the compound after insurgents attacked with small arms fire," the statement said. |
| Kandahar is one of the key battlegrounds in the Taleban's insurgency against President Hamid Karzai and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition. | Kandahar is one of the key battlegrounds in the Taleban's insurgency against President Hamid Karzai and troops from Nato and a US-led coalition. |