Four missiles fired from Afghanistan into Kurram
KURRAM: Unidentified militants fired four missiles from Afghanistan into Kurram Agency on Sunday. A spokesperson for the local administration said that the attack had not caused any loss of life. One missile struck a shop in the Shingak area, another landed near a mosque, and two others in a graveyard at Kachkina. The spokesperson said […]
KURRAM: Unidentified militants fired four missiles from Afghanistan into Kurram Agency on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the local administration said that the attack had not caused any loss of life. One missile struck a shop in the Shingak area, another landed near a mosque, and two others in a graveyard at Kachkina.
The spokesperson said that the missiles had been fired from Afghanistan’s Paktia province.
Kurram is one of the most sensitive tribal areas as it borders three Afghan provinces and at one point was one of the key routes for militant movement across the border.
Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been tense as of late, with officials from both sides trading allegations over terrorism.
Border crossings with Afghanistan were sealed in the aftermath of a suicide bombing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sindh.
The military leadership had claimed the attacks were carried out by militants operating from safe havens in Afghanistan.
