Pakistani tribesmen enter Afghanistan to fight against US

Several hundred Pakistani tribesmen have entered Afghanistan to join the Taliban in their battle with the US.

Several hundred Pakistani tribesmen have entered Afghanistan to join the Taliban in their battle with the US.

The tribesmen, followers of a hardline Islamic group, were stranded at Bajur, a small north western border town of Pakistan, for about a week after the Afghan Taliban authorities refused them entry into their country.

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