Pakistan says Afghan forces kill 6, wound 17 civilians in heavy cross-border fire

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Heavy gunfire and artillery shelling by Afghan border forces killed six civilians and wounded another 17 across the border in Pakistan on Sunday, the Pakistan army said. According to the statement issued by the army, Pakistani troops retaliated at the Chaman border crossing in the southwestern Balochistan province, without giving details of any losses on the other side.

Afghan security sources said the clash started after Pakistani forces demanded that Afghan forces stop building a new check post on their side of the border.

"This (unexploded) mortar fell from the Afghan side. I was very near it. I picked it up and removed [it]. This is like catching the enemy alive,” an unnamed local resident said.

The busy Afghan border crossing at Chaman, used for trade and transit, was closed for some hours before reopening, officials on both sides have said. The crossing was closed for several days last month after similar clashes.

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