Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s government accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of an eastern Afghan city on Sunday, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen in the latest episode. fight again Between the two neighboring countries.
The fighting, which began in late February, has been the most serious between Afghanistan and Pakistan in decades.
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of providing safe haven to terrorists who mainly carry out attacks inside Pakistan. Pakistani Taliban. The group is separate but closely linked to the Afghan Taliban, which seized power in Afghanistan during the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops in 2021. Kabul has denied the allegation.
Afghan deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said “mortars and other heavy weapons” were used on Sunday afternoon to attack rural areas and civilian homes on the outskirts of Asadabad city in Kunar province.
In a post on X with photos of injured children, Fitrat said preliminary data indicated that one person was killed and 16 others were injured, mostly women and children. There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan on the allegations.
fight between afghanistan and pakistan have seen again and again Cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan, including several in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Earlier this month, Afghanistan had said that there had been a Pakistani air strike hit a drug treatment hospital More than 400 people died in Kabul. The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs has said this total number of deaths Verification is still going on. Pakistan has denied the claim and denied targeting civilians, saying it attacked an ammunition depot.
Fighting began in February when Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack into Pakistan, saying it was deadly retaliation Pakistani air strikes on Afghan border areas He said he had only killed civilians. Islamabad had said that the attacks were targeted at terrorists.
Last month, Pakistan announced that it was in “Open war” with Afghanistan.. The conflict has alarmed the international community, particularly as it is a region where terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda, are based. Islamic State groupStill present and trying to re-emerge.
two sides declared a temporary ceasefire Following mediation by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Qatar, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr last week. The ceasefire ended earlier this week, and fight again Afghan officials said at least two civilians were killed in eastern Afghanistan in the violence that broke out on Wednesday.
Tension has persisted between Afghanistan and Pakistan for months. The most recent battle has overturned a ceasefire brokered by Qatar Earlier clashes between the two sides came to a halt in October, in which dozens of civilians, security forces and militants were killed. There is wide disagreement between the two sides regarding the number of casualties.
Peace talks took place in Istanbul in November failed to reach a long-term solution.
