Roger that. The Soviets used 152mm shells like that. I don't know if the Pakistanis shelled the village and blamed it on US, or if they had a smattering of old shells around in boobytraps as a defense against ground assualt, a common enough thing for guerillas or terrorists to do when they think someone is out to get them.
My understanding is that some 11 terrorists were waxed, but the primary one was running late, and the party started without him.
Thats a good point. It could very well be that the shell was going to be used as an IED. The homes that were destroyed could have been a place where such things were made. Either way there is no way that pic is of a US missile.
bttt for Z-1 running around in circles now.