One killed, 5 injured as tension rises on Mohmand Border
The firing continued for two hours. Pakistan army returned fire as well.
A Pakistani flag flies on top of a Pakistani check post at the Goshta district of Nangarhar province, where Afghanistan shares borders with Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS
Two Pakistani soldiers were injured while an Afghan security official was killed in exchange of firing along the border of Mohmand Agency, officials from both sides confirmed.
Two Pakistani soldiers were injured as they reacted to the sudden firing started by the Afghan forces at Pakistani posts late Wednesday night, a Pakistani security official told The Express Tribune.
One Afghan border soldier, Qasim Khan, was killed while three others were injured spokesman for Ningarhar Governor Ahmad Zia Abdulzai confirmed on Thursday.
Body of the soldiers was paraded in the city before he was buried, an Afghan journalist, Babrak Miankhel told The Express Tribune from Jalalabad.
Afghan government has sent a delegation to investigate the recent clash at the Pak-Afghan borderand to specifically determine how the clash started, Abdulzai said.
The delegation includes two members of the parliament from the region and Deputy Governor Hanif Gardewal, the spokesman said.
He further said it is not yet clear how the clash started and avoided more comments saying that he will give more details when the delegation returns from Goshti area, bordering Pakistan.
Correspondents in the eastern Jalalabad said that some people staged a demonstration against ‘Pakistani firing” in the city.
The clash reportedly arose on construction of a check post.
Afghan media quoted an official claiming that the Afghan troops had “destroyed constructions done by Pakistani forces”.
While Pakistan army had earlier maintained that the issue of the construction of a check post had been amicably resolved.
However, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, Janan Yousafzai, had told The Express Triune last week that the construction was still standing.
Some Afghan officials also claimed that the Nato troops had been aware of the alleged Pakistani constructions but had not informed them.
Afghan authorities insist that Pakistan should have informed them before any construction along the joint border has to be started.
The Director General Military Operations (DGMO) from Afghan National Army had earlier visited Pakistan to discuss the volatile situation at the border when instances of unannounced firing had escalated in January. It was decided that such instances would be kept in check.
Two Pakistani soldiers were injured as they reacted to the sudden firing started by the Afghan forces at Pakistani posts late Wednesday night, a Pakistani security official told The Express Tribune.
One Afghan border soldier, Qasim Khan, was killed while three others were injured spokesman for Ningarhar Governor Ahmad Zia Abdulzai confirmed on Thursday.
Body of the soldiers was paraded in the city before he was buried, an Afghan journalist, Babrak Miankhel told The Express Tribune from Jalalabad.
Afghan government has sent a delegation to investigate the recent clash at the Pak-Afghan borderand to specifically determine how the clash started, Abdulzai said.
The delegation includes two members of the parliament from the region and Deputy Governor Hanif Gardewal, the spokesman said.
He further said it is not yet clear how the clash started and avoided more comments saying that he will give more details when the delegation returns from Goshti area, bordering Pakistan.
Correspondents in the eastern Jalalabad said that some people staged a demonstration against ‘Pakistani firing” in the city.
The clash reportedly arose on construction of a check post.
Afghan media quoted an official claiming that the Afghan troops had “destroyed constructions done by Pakistani forces”.
While Pakistan army had earlier maintained that the issue of the construction of a check post had been amicably resolved.
However, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, Janan Yousafzai, had told The Express Triune last week that the construction was still standing.
Some Afghan officials also claimed that the Nato troops had been aware of the alleged Pakistani constructions but had not informed them.
Afghan authorities insist that Pakistan should have informed them before any construction along the joint border has to be started.
The Director General Military Operations (DGMO) from Afghan National Army had earlier visited Pakistan to discuss the volatile situation at the border when instances of unannounced firing had escalated in January. It was decided that such instances would be kept in check.