KHOST: The Afghan border police has accused Pakistan of ‘firing more
than dozens of missiles and mortars’ in the southeastern Afghan
province of Khost, during past 24 hours.
An Afghan news source
has quoted the border police commander of Afghanistan, Muhammad Gul,
that Pakistani fired missiles and mortars over Southeastern district
areas of Ali Sher, barek Thani, and Garbaz.
However no details
of any loss of lives and property has so far been reported, while the
Afghan police commander has said that police teams had been sent to
areas to carry out ‘an estimate of losses’.
The Afghan police
commander has informed that Pakistan’s interior ministry has been
informed of these attacks, while Afghan sources also claim that
Pakistani side had requested grace period to reply to these
allegations.
It is pertinent to note that the Afghan police
commander of Eastern Zone Brigadier general Aminullah Amarkhel has
resigned in protest of these alleged attacks from Pakistani side and
refusal of Afghan government to ‘retaliate against Pakistan’. Online
