Afghan Taliban mortar fire killed one civilian and wounded five others in Pakistan's northwest on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post. The shelling struck the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan, a district along the frontier with Afghanistan.
The five people hurt were members of the same family, according to The Express Tribune, which reported that one relative was killed in the incident. Dunya News also reported the casualty toll from the border firing in South Waziristan.
Pakistan's army responded by destroying Afghan border check posts following the shelling, The Express Tribune reported, citing an official. The Washington Post described the incident as a border clash between the two sides.
Separately, 8AM Media reported that fighting broke out between Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province, which lies across the border from South Waziristan. The reports did not give further details on the scale of the exchange or the identities of those killed and wounded.
The accounts from the outlets describe a single incident on the frontier, where Pakistani and Afghan forces have exchanged fire in the past. The material available did not specify what triggered Tuesday's shelling or whether either side reported military casualties.
Watch for official statements from Pakistan's military and Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on the exchange, and for any confirmation of further clashes along the border.
