Pakistani soldiers along Afghanistan border ask

The men said they could not understand how the U.S. military, with all its innovation, could make such a mistake, and it in short must have been deliberate. "Every post has a Pakistani flag. They had to see it," said Tanvir, the base commander.

Mushtaq Khan, a major with the military's communications wing, said, "We as well don't understand: If they made a mistake why didn't they say sorry? This is the question we ask ourselves in our heart."