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The Taliban authorities said connected Wednesday that 3 civilians were killed successful southeastern Afghanistan erstwhile Pakistani forces fired mortars and artillery crossed the countries' shared border.
Deputy authorities spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat told media successful an audio connection that the deaths happened connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) successful Kot village, successful the Dand Patan territory of Paktia province.
"Three civilians were killed owed to a ammunition hitting their houses and 3 were injured," helium added.
A aesculapian root besides confirmed the decease of 3 civilians to an AFP correspondent successful southeastern Afghanistan.
Pakistan has insisted it does not people civilians. Casualty claims from some sides are hard to verify independently.
Months of cross-border clashes person flared again since February 26, erstwhile Afghanistan launched an violative on the frontier, successful retaliation for earlier Pakistani aerial strikes.
Islamabad past declared "open war" against the Taliban authorities and led strikes connected Kabul and Kandahar successful the pursuing days.
Regular clashes person been reported successful the borderline areas since February 26.
Fitrat said Pakistan has fired "hundreds of mortars and artillery" on the border, causing civilian casualties.
Two civilians were besides injured successful the eastbound state of Khost connected Tuesday, the spokesperson added.
According to a study by the United Nations ngo successful Afghanistan (UNAMA), 56 civilians person been killed successful Afghanistan, including 24 children, by Pakistani subject operations betwixt February 26 and March 5.
About 115,000 radical were forced to permission their homes, according to the UN exile agency.
