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Afghan Foreign Ministry Summons Pakistani Ambassador Over Shelling |
2015-07-24 |
![]() At least four non-combatants were killed, including a woman, and two others were maimed as a result of missile shelling on Nazyan district of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province and Nari and Shegal districts of Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... . "Such attacks are in full contradiction with the principle of good neighborliness and against international recognized laws. This can damage the two countries friendly relations," said Deputy Foreign Minister Hikmat Khalil Karzai. During the meeting the deputy minister called such attacks a violation of illusory sovereignty and integrity of Afghanistan and asked for Pakistain to put an end to it urgently. Pakistain ambassador Syed Ibrar Hussain promised to pass on Afghanistan's concerns and demands to the Pak officials. Kunar has been the target of Pak shelling for the past few years. The most recent attacks have claimed the lives of at least 20 people, destroyed close to 100 homes and maimed 80 people, including women and kiddies. |
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