KABUL: Taliban authorities accused Pakistani forces on Tuesday of killing three civilians — a woman and two children — in clashes along their northern border.
The latest exchange of fire took place on Monday near the Torkham border crossing in Afghanistan´s Nangarhar province, with each side accusing the other of sparking the clash.
Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesman for Afghanistan´s defence ministry, told AFP, “The clash was started by the Pakistanis”.
A border official on the Pakistan side at Torkham said three Pakistani soldiers were wounded in the exchange.
The Pakistan official added that heavy weapons had been used by both sides, and that the Torkham border crossing was closed.
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