7 killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan cross-border clash
Deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least 7 people and injured more than 30 others Sunday.
The Pakistan military said Afghan border forces had opened "unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons including artillery/mortar onto the civilian population" at the Chaman border crossing, which links Pakistan's western Balochistan province with Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.
The attack killed 6 Pakistani civilians and injured 17 others, it said.
Afghan security sources said the clash started after Pakistani forces demanded Afghan forces stop building a new checkpost on their side of the border.
Kandahar police spokesperson Hafiz Saber said one Afghan soldier was killed and 10 other people, including three civilians, were injured.
Afghan official Noor Ahmad, in Kandahar, said the situation had returned to normal after the two sides held a meeting.
The busy Afghan border crossing at Chaman, used for trade and transit, was closed for some hours before reopening, officials on both countries said. The crossing was closed for several days previous month after similar clashes.
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