Kabul, April 27: A gun battle between Afghan and Pakistani soldiers along the borders of the two countries have left at least three Afghans dead and four Pakistanis wounded.
The clash took place on Wednesday in the Angoor Adda village of South Waziristan, a tribal area in Pakistan’s northwest.
Some reports say the fighting broke out after Afghan troops crossed over into the Pakistani side of the border. Others, however, say the clash was triggered by the bombardment of an Afghan army checkpoint.
The district’s top administrator Atifur Rehman said that the clashes erupted after dozens of the Afghan National Army attacked a Pakistani border post in South Waziristan, DPA reported.
He went on to say that the two sides exchanged mortar fire for hours at the post near the village of Angoor Adda, injuring several Pakistani troops.
Afghan and Pakistani forces occasionally trade fire but the incidents rarely escalate or result in a diplomatic row.
—-Agencies