Afghan cross-border shelling kills two in N Waziristan
A total of six shells were fired into Pakistan.
Two dead in Afghan shelling in North Waziristan. PHOTO: FILE
GHULAM KHAN TEHSIL:
Six mortar shells fired by Afghanistan fell in Ghulam Khan Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency killing two people on Tuesday, Express News reported.
One of the shells landed on a house, killing two unidentified people inside.
On September 18, Afghan security forces killed at least five Pakistani citizens close to the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan.
Islamabad had lodged a strong protest with Kabul on the same day.
According to Pakistani security officials, three vehicles of the Afghan border police had infiltrated Pakistani territory on August 17 and opened fire on tribesmen living close to the border. The incident took place in the Qamar Din Karez area near Zhob city.
On August 1, ten mortar shells were fired from Afghanistan in South Waziristan, injuring a woman and two children.
Six mortar shells fired by Afghanistan fell in Ghulam Khan Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency killing two people on Tuesday, Express News reported.
One of the shells landed on a house, killing two unidentified people inside.
On September 18, Afghan security forces killed at least five Pakistani citizens close to the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan.
Islamabad had lodged a strong protest with Kabul on the same day.
According to Pakistani security officials, three vehicles of the Afghan border police had infiltrated Pakistani territory on August 17 and opened fire on tribesmen living close to the border. The incident took place in the Qamar Din Karez area near Zhob city.
On August 1, ten mortar shells were fired from Afghanistan in South Waziristan, injuring a woman and two children.