An interior ministry spokesman told AFP a misunderstanding that had developed between Pakistani militia and the Afghan national army and US forces in the past few days "has been amicably resolved today."

The problem had arisen in the area of Ghulam Khan Killi, located on the border in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan.

Both had blamed the other for intrusion and exchanged warning shots a number of times.

The spokesman said the problem was settled at a meeting attended by representatives of the Pakistani Frontier Corpse, political agents of the tribal area and a representative of US forces in Afghanistan.

The spokesman did not say where the meeting was held.

The two sides agreed that the misunderstanding occurred because some locals "misled the Afghan army for their own vested interests," the spokesman said.

The two sides reiterated their stance to respect each other's territorial integrity and the situation had returned to normal, he said.

The issue of security and calm on the border between the two countries is on President Hamid Karzai's agenda when he visits Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali.

Pakistan had supported the former Taliban regime before joining Washington's "war on terror" following the September 11 attacks masterminded by Taliban "guest" Osama bin Laden.

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