Two Women Injured in Kunar Shelling

KABUL: (Middle East Press) cross-border shelling in eastern Kunar province injured two women, local security officials said.

Deputy provincial police chief, Abdul Qadir Omid, said the rockets were fired from the other side of Durand Line on Sunday night.

Omid further added that 23 rockets were fired in the latest wave of cross-border shelling which landed in Dangam district.

He confirmed that two women were injured after the rockets landed on residential areas.

This comes as at least one civilian was injured following cross-border shelling in this province last week, while two people were killed and six others were injured two weeks back.

According to reports, the Pakistani military has fired over 5,000 rockets in Kunar province during the past two years.