Afghan posts destroyed after border shelling
The Pakistan Army destroyed Afghan Taliban check posts following unprovoked shelling into civilian areas in South Waziristan. The incident, which resulted in casualties, has sparked local anger and heightened tensions along the border.
Why it matters
Illustrates the volatile security situation on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the potential for escalation between the two nations.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday night destroyed Afghan Taliban check posts after they targeted civilian areas in South Waziristan's Angoor Adda along the border, injuring five members of a family and killing one member.
In a post on X, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Information Adviser Samar Haroon Bilour, citing security sources, stated that "in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan, the Afghan Taliban regime, showing stubbornness, targeted the civilian population".
She added that "the cowardly attack by the Afghan Taliban regime resulted in a shell landing on a house in the civilian population, wounding five members of the same family and one civilian attaining martyrdom."
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