PESHAWAR: Two soldiers were slightly wounded on Thursday when militants from Afghanistan attacked a border post, sparking a shootout in which four ‘terrorists’ were killed, the Pakistani military said.
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It was the latest incident of cross-border violence against a backdrop of worsening relations between the neighbours, who accuse each other of responsibility for Taliban violence plaguing both countries.
Pakistan said the attack began at 5:30 am (0030 GMT) and lasted until 7 am in the Alizai sector of the tribal district of Kurram on the border with eastern Afghanistan.
“Terrorists carried out fire raid from across the border followed by a physical attack on Bhittai post,” it said in a statement. “The post fought well, repulsed the attack and killed four terrorists,” it said, adding that two Pakistani soldiers received minor injuries.
Follow up:
It was the latest incident of cross-border violence against a backdrop of worsening relations between the neighbours, who accuse each other of responsibility for Taliban violence plaguing both countries.
Pakistan said the attack began at 5:30 am (0030 GMT) and lasted until 7 am in the Alizai sector of the tribal district of Kurram on the border with eastern Afghanistan.
“Terrorists carried out fire raid from across the border followed by a physical attack on Bhittai post,” it said in a statement. “The post fought well, repulsed the attack and killed four terrorists,” it said, adding that two Pakistani soldiers received minor injuries.
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