Movement of US, NATO troops worries Waziristan tribes

The movement of Afghanistan-based US and NATO troops over the past few days close to North and South Waziristan Agencies has frightened tribesmen, who are already under stress due to the increasing number of drone attacks and a possible military operation by the Pakistan Army. Official and tribal sources informed The News from the border villages of North Waziristan about the unusual movement of what they termed "huge number" of the US and NATO forces along the Pak-Afghan border. They said the Nato troops were armed with helicopter gunships, tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) and had started establishing camps and checkpoints along the border.