ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (Reuters) – One person was killed and five injured after Afghan Taliban fired at civilian houses and a market in Pakistan’s Waziristan region, near the countries’ border, a Pakistani regional official said on Wednesday.
• Pakistani forces are “responding effectively and heavily” to the “unprovoked” firing on Tuesday, the Deputy Commissioner of South Waziristan Lower said on X
• The Afghan Taliban said Pakistan had carried out four drone attacks on the district commissioner’s office and nearby security facilities in Paktika province on Tuesday
• Several Pakistani soldiers were killed or wounded in retaliatory action on a nearby Pakistani military base by Afghan forces, Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Sedeequllah Nasrat said in a statement
• Reuters could not verify the claims of either side
• The violence comes days after the Afghan Taliban said that problems with Pakistan can be resolved through diplomacy
• Allies-turned-foes Pakistan and Afghanistan have increasingly been at odds over militancy, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of harbouring militants who stage cross-border attacks
• The Taliban government denies the charge and says militancy is Pakistan’s internal problem
• The conflict between the Muslim neighbours has killed hundreds of people this year
(Reporting by Asif Shahzad and Yunus Yawar, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Stephen Coates and YP Rajesh)
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