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| Clash among Afghan and Pakistan forces in Goshta district of Nangarhar |
| 2016-04-25 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] A clash erupted among the Afghan and Pak border forces in Goshta 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, local officials said Sunday. The incident took place after the Pak forces started shelling Goshta district, forcing the Afghan forces to respond. The officials further added that festivities continued for several hours, claiming the life of border police force and leaving two others maimed. There are no reports regarding the casualties of the Pak border forces. This comes as a similar incident took place in Goshta district earlier last month following Pak militia forces attack in Anarki area of Goshta district. The Pak military has stepped up cross-border incursions during the recent months which comes after considerable reduction in indiscriminate shelling during the past one year. The Pak air force helicopters also violated the Afghan air space by entering the Afghan soil and dropping several bombs in eastern Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... of Afghanistan earlier last month. The cross-border incursions by Pak forces sparked furor among the Afghan officials with the Afghan officials saying such violations harms the national illusory sovereignty of Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |