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India-Pakistan
Mortars fired from within Afghanistan land in North Waziristan
2014-08-09
[TRIBUNE.PK] BANNU: As many as 22 mortars fired across from Afghanistan landed in different parts of Data Khel tehsil of North Wazoo Agency on Friday.

An official associated with the security forces in the area said the mortars were fired from Paktia province of Afghanistan which landed in Pakistain.

Pointing out that this was a violation of terrestrial boundaries of Pakistain, he said there was no loss of life. Most of the residents have moved out of the area owing to the ongoing operation.

A Frontier Corps soldier was killed on August 1 when snuffies launched a cross-border attack on a Pakistain army check post in Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central
...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...
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Pakistain has repeatedly complained to Afghan authorities over incidents of cross border firing.
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