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Afghanistan-Pakistan border shelling kills civilians
Source: BBC
Afghanistan-Pakistan border shelling kills civilians
12 December 2022
Afghan Taliban forces killed six civilians in Pakistan and injured at least 17 others in an "unprovoked" bombing and gunfire attack on a border town on Sunday, Pakistan says.
The attack at Chaman on Sunday was condemned by Pakistan's military who said the Afghan side launched "indiscriminate fire".
Pakistan forces retaliated. One Afghan soldier was killed.
It's unclear what sparked the clash at the major border crossing.
However it comes amid a rise in tensions between the neighbouring countries over security issues, since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan last year.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63941387