Two other soldiers were maimed in the attack in South
Wazoo tribal district, they said, in the latest in a series of deadly cross-border incidents that have raised tensions between the neighbouring countries."Four soldiers were killed and two others were maimed in this cross-border attack," a security bigshot in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar told AFP.
"More than 20 mortar shells were fired from across the border. Three shells slammed into a paramilitary Frontier Corps checkpost in Angoor Adda area," he added.
Another security official in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal district, confirmed the incident and casualties.
Both the officials blamed the Afghan National Army (ANA) for the attack.