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PESHAWAR: Pakistani security officials said Tuesday that five people were killed and two wounded by Nato cross-border fire from Afghanistan in the third such incident in days.
They said members of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the eastern Afghan province of Khost shelled Matta Sanga town close to the border early Monday.
“Five people were killed and two injured in the shelling by Nato-led forces,” a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
A Pakistani government official in the region said the casualties were “all civilians”.
A Pakistani military official, who also spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, also confirmed the incident.
ISAF spokeswoman Major Sunset Belinsky confirmed “an engagement by ISAF helicopters against insurgent forces” on the Pakistan border Monday.
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They said members of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the eastern Afghan province of Khost shelled Matta Sanga town close to the border early Monday.
“Five people were killed and two injured in the shelling by Nato-led forces,” a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
A Pakistani government official in the region said the casualties were “all civilians”.
A Pakistani military official, who also spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, also confirmed the incident.
ISAF spokeswoman Major Sunset Belinsky confirmed “an engagement by ISAF helicopters against insurgent forces” on the Pakistan border Monday.
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