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Afghanistan
Fresh violence along the Durand Line inflicts casualties to Pakistani soldiers
2017-10-05
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Pak officials are saying that an army soldier was killed while another one has sustained injuries in the fresh wave of violence along the Durnad Line.

The officials in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
province of Pakistain are saying that two soldiers were maimed after they came under fire from the other side of the line from Afghanistan.

The officials further added that the soldiers were based in a check post in Tirah valley when they were attacked and one of the maimed soldiers departed this vale of tears after he was taken to hospital for the treatment.

The local officials are claiming that the soldiers were attacked from Nazian district of eastern 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 of Afghanistan.

In the meantime, the local officials in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan are saying that more than eighty rockets landed from the other side of the line since Tuesday.

The officials said at least forty rockets landed in Achin district while forty four others hit the areas in Nazian district.

The shelling apparently took place in response to the violence close to Khyber Agency
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though...
but the officials in Nangarhar are saying that the shelling did not incur any casualties.

Posted by:Fred

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