Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in cross-border clashes for a second day, hours after Pakistani mortar and rocket fire into Afghanistan killed three women in eastern Kunar province, Afghan officials said Monday.<\/p>\n
Sher Zamin Khan, a member of Kunar\u2019s provincial council, said the clashes erupted after Pakistani forces attempted to erect a military installation along the border district of Nari.<\/p>\n
He said the shooting lasted over three hours in which three Afghan women were killed and and also wounded four civilians in the remote Nari district, which lies along the border.<\/p>\n
He added\u00a0 communication with the area was difficult because of the isolated location.<\/p>\n
“Dozens of local people have displaced from the area,” he said, adding that reinforcements had arrived in the Do Kalam area of Nari district.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The two countries share a 2,500-kilometer border known as the Durand Line, which Pakistan considers to be an international border. Afghanistan rejects the colonial-era border that was created in 1893.<\/p>\n
Pakistani troops are currently building border fences in response to ongoing complaints by Afghanistan over cross-border movement, particularly by fighters.<\/p>\n
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