Afghan forces fire rockets into Pakistan territory, 6 civilians killed

TIL Desk/World/Islamabad/ At least six civilians were killed while over two dozen sustained injuries when Afghan forces fired rockets into the Pakistani territory from across the Chaman border on Sunday evening, in a major escalation in tensions between the two neighbours since Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, local media reported.

The rockets landed in Killi Sheikh Lal Muhammad, a senior administration official told on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Rocket attacks from the Afghan side left six civilians dead and dozens of others injured.

The military also confirmed the incident, “Afghan Border Forces opened unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons including artillery/mortar onto the Civilian population in Chaman, Balochistan causing Shahadat of 6 civilians with another 17 individuals being injured,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.