Pakistan Fired 17 Rockets in Kunar Leaving 2 Injured

KABUL: (Middle East Press) Cross-border shelling from the other side of Durand Line has injured two civilians in Kunar province.

Local government officials said, at least 17 rockets were fired in Dangam district late on Monday night.

Provincial acting governor Shuja-ul-Mulk Jalala said the rockets landed in residential areas, leaving two civilians injured and one house destroyed.

This comes as least two women were injured following cross-border shelling in eastern Kunar on Friday.

The Pakistani armed forces have been shelling eastern provinces of Afghanistan, specifically eastern Kunar province during the recent years.

Dozens of people have been killed or injured while several others have been forced to escape the area due to persistent shelling by Pakistani armed forces.