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At least 50 rockets fired from Pakistan landed in Afghanistan's Kunar

By ANI | Published: February 02, 2021 8:56 PM

At least 50 rockets, which were fired from Pakistan since Monday night, landed in Shelton district of Kunar province of Afghanistan, said provincial governor Mohammad Iqbal Saeed.

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At least 50 rockets, which were fired from Pakistan since Monday night, landed in Shelton district of Kunar province of Afghstan, said provincial governor Mohammad Iqbal Saeed.

The rockets have caused "financial damage to local residents", Tolo News quoted the provincial governor as saying.

The Pakist and Afghan governments often accuse each other of initiating fire in the border region, where terrorist groups are often interlinked on both sides of the border, according to Al Jazeera.

Afghstan and Pakistan are divided by Durand Line. It is a 2,400 km (1,500-mile) frontier with villages straddling the border and mosques and houses having one door in Pakistan and another in Afghstan.

In 2017, Pakistan said it had started building a fence along the border as part of efforts aimed at curbing fighting. But the move sparked condemnation in Kabul.

In July 2020, the Afghan police said that at least four civilians were killed and nine others including women and children, were wounded in the rocket firings.

Afghstan had then condemned the rocket firing by the Pakist army on its soil.

( With inputs from ANI )

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Tags: Mohammad iqbal saeedKabulSheltonTolo NewsAl Jazeera
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