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2020-07-18 Afghanistan
Nearly 20 civilians killed, wounded in clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces
[KhaamaPress] At least 20 Afghan non-combatants were killed or maimed during a clash between the Afghan and Pak forces in eastern Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
of Afghanistan.

A source in the provincial government confirmed that that 8 civilians bit the dust and at least 11 others sustained injurires during the clash between Afghan and Pak forces in Sarkanoo district.

The source further added that the Pak forces fired several mortar rounds on Sarkano district after attempting to establish security posts inside the Afghan soil which the Afghan forces prevented.

Fareed Dehqan, a spokesperson for the provincial police headquarters confirmed the incident and said the Pak forces fired multiple rounds of mortars on bordering regions in Nawapas area.

The clash between the two sides reportedly continued for several hours.

The Afghan and Pak authorities have not formally commented regarding the incident so far.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top
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