US troops serving under the command of the Nato-led international peacekeeping force crossed the border into Pakistan on Monday to discuss the unrest with their Pakistani counterparts. Afghan troops went with them.
Pakistan clash 'kills US soldier'
A Pakistani soldier also died in the shooting, Maj Gen Waheed Arshad said. He blamed the attack on militants.
A Nato statement said one of its personnel had been killed but did not confirm the soldier's nationality.
Maj Gen Arshad denied Afghan government claims a Pakistani officer opened fire on the visiting US and Afghan soldiers.
Nato spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Maria Carl said she had little information about "who did it or anything else, other than that they received gunfire after leaving this border meeting".
Besides the Nato fatality, the alliance said two of its soldiers and two civilian employees were injured in the incident.
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