WANA: At least 10 people were wounded on Monday in The recent clashes have been the most significant between the regionÂ’s ethnic Pashtun tribesmen and the foreign militants, and follow government efforts to convince the tribesmen to help keep order and stop militant raids into Afghanistan.
The latest violence erupted in Shin Warsak, a village seven kilometres west of Wana. Both sides fired rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars at each other, residents said. “The situation is very tense,” said a resident of Wana who declined to be identified. “I counted 10 wounded tribesmen were brought to Wana,” he said, adding he had no idea about casualties on the other side. The cause of the clash was not known. The March 6 fighting erupted after the militants tried to kill a pro-government tribal leader.
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