>> and the deadly attack over the weekend by u.s. troops that killed at least two dozen members of the pakistani military . and now it's created a huge mess in the u.s. relationship with pakistan . a nuclear nation, don't forget, that's key to the u.s. war effort in afghanistan . by the way, a war on which we spend roughly $2 billion a week. there are new details tonight, still a lot of questions about what went wrong. our own jim miklaszewski is on duty at the pentagon tonight. hey, jim. good evening.
>> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. officials tell nbc news that before launching those deadly air strikes , american commanders got permission from the pakistani military to go ahead with the attack. but now the u.s. military is looking at the possibility that american forces may have hit the wrong targets. pakistan 's military and government leadership gathered for a mass funeral in islamabad to mourn the deaths of the 25 pakistan soldiers killed in u.s. air strikes. while violent anti-u.s. demonstrations exploded across pakistan . the white house tried to ease another round of growing tensions between the u.s. and pakistan .
>> the president's reaction is all of our reaction which is that the events that took those lives, the event rather, was a tragedy.
>> reporter: pakistanis say it was unprovoked but others claim it was self-defense. they claim rockets were fired at american and afghan forces in afghanistan . the americans called for air cover and u.s. helicopter gun ships attacked two separate outposts killing the 24 pakistani troops. pakistan quickly retaliated. cargo trucks stacked up at the afghanistan border after pakistan shut down the critical supply line that provides american forces with 40% of what they need to fight the war.
>> this has put us in one step short of a strategic disaster. we simply can't operate without at least 50% of our supplies that come through pakistan on the ground and are now held up.
>> reporter: it's the latest in a series of clashes between the u.s. and pakistan , including the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden that potentially threatened the entire u.s. war effort in afghanistan . joint chief chairman martin dempsey knows exactly what's at stake.
>> is it serious? absolutely. are we taking it seriously? i can promise you that. i don't know how it will turn out.
>> reporter: the u.s. and nato launched two separate investigations into this attack. while officials here at the pentagon are confident that pakistan will eventually re-open those vital u.s. supply lines , they fear it will come at a heavy price, brian.
>> jim miklaszewski , great work at the pentagon tonight on a big story for this country.
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