Pakistan army says Afghan national killed in clash near border
During the ensuing exchange of fire, one person identified as an Afghan citizen was killed.
During the ensuing exchange of fire, one person identified as an Afghan citizen was killed.
The fighting took place in the border area of Maqbal, the sources said, though they did not provide details about.
Fighting erupted in Nangarhar days after Pakistani air raids that UN says killed 13 people.
Ata Mohammad Noor urged the Taliban to abandon “violence and bloodshed” after attack in Karaj.
Fighting with light and heavy weapons erupts in border districts, local sources say.
Rights group calls for independent investigation after reports of casualties in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
The UN findings come amid sharply conflicting accounts from Taliban and Pakistani officials.
According to the statement, five of the wounded were in Behsud district, two in Khogyani district and one child in.
Pakistani officials have said those attacks were orchestrated by militants operating from Afghanistan’s territory.
Pakistani fighter jets struck parts of Paktika and Nangarhar Provinces late Saturday night during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.