Pakistani officials say a NATO helicopter attacked a Pakistani army post on the border of Afghanistan today, wounding at least two soldiers. NATO officials confirmed there was an incident in which coalition forces received and returned fire across the Pakistan border. A similar helicopter shooting last year resulted in Pakistan closing the border to NATO supply convoys for 11 days. The incident occurred one day after Senator John Kerry met with top Pakistani officials. He told Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders that Washington wanted to hit the “reset button” on deteriorating relations following the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan.
Kerry spoke to reporters after his meetings.

U.S. Senator John Kerry: “I expressed as clearly as possible the grave concerns in the United States over Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan and the existence here, continuing existence, of sanctuaries for our adversaries in Afghanistan. And I emphasized to my Pakistani friends that many in Congress are raising tough questions about our ongoing assistance to the government of Pakistan in light of the events of the past weeks.”