India, March 30 -- Afghanistan has accused Pakistan's military of shelling on the outskirts of Asadabad city on Sunday, according to media reports.

The alleged shelling reportedly left one person dead and injured 16 others, most of them women and children.

Afghan Deputy Government Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on X: "Once again, the militias of the Pakistani military regime conducted shelling this afternoon at approximately 5:00 PM on rural areas and civilian residences located on the outskirts of Asadabad, the center of Kunar Province, employing mortars and other heavy weaponry."

Afghanistan and Pakistan have seen escalating tensions in recent times, with some of the deadliest cross-border clashes in recent years.

Pakistan has not ...