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>> thank you very much. at ease, at ease. please sit down. thank you, melania for that wonderful introduction and being such an incredible emissary for the american people. she's become very, very popular. tell you that. very proud of her. thank you. secretary wilson, chief wright, general jacobson, colonel tiekart, i'm honored to join you on this really, really historic occasion, the 70th anniversary of the united states air force. the greatest air force on the face of this earth by far. [cheers & applause]

This. >> hello, pakistan is demanding answers from n.a.t.o. and afghanistan, and asking how and why n.a.t.o. helicopters and fighter jets fired on two separate pakistani army check points in the middle of the night, killing at least 24 pakistani soldiers and wounding 11 more. a spokesman for n.a.t.o. called it a tragic development and offered heart felt condolences to the families of those killed and said that n.a.t.o. commander in charge in afghanistan had pledged to thoroughly investigate and determine the facts. and here is what the spokesman says so far. >> the incident in the early hours ...

His sympathy. >> he expresses his sincere and personal heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of any member of the pakistan security forces who may have been killed or injured. >> general jacobson says the incident happened in part of a region between afghanistan and pakistan where the border is, quote, not always clear. >> arthel: and, of course, a decision like this, the confusion often works to the taliban's advantage, right? >> yes. one military an mist says the taliban often picks the border areas to engage nato and afghan forces in order to make air strikes more difficult. ...