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Friday, July 22, 2011

Unprovoked Afghan firing kills 2 civilians, injures 5 in Bajaur

BAJAUR AGENCY: Two civilians were killed and five injured in Bandaghay village when six mortars were fired from Afghanistan side Thursday evening.

This was another incident of unprovoked firing by Afghan forces in last three days. Earlier on July 19, Tuesday, mortar shells and artillery fired from Afghanistan killed four Pakistani paramilitary troops in South Waziristan. Thursday’s attack was the latest in a spate of cross-border attacks that have raised tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. Online