Afghan government says three civilians killed by Pakistani shelling

KABUL: The Taliban government said on Wednesday that three civilians were killed in southeastern Afghanistan when Pakistani forces fired mortars and artillery across the countries’ shared border. Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat told media in an audio message that the deaths happened on Tuesday in Kot village, in the Dand Patan district of Paktia province. “Three civilians were killed due to a shell hitting their houses and three were injured,” he added. A medical source also confirmed the death of three civilians to an AFP correspondent in southeastern Afghanistan.

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