Afghanistan, Oct. 17 -- Heavy clashes erupted between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani security personnel along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Saturday, October 17.
The fighting was reported near Dand Patan district in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktia province, opposite Kurram district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Local sources said both sides exchanged fire, but the number of casualties, if any, had not been independently confirmed.
A rocket reportedly struck a residential area in Dand Patan district that some rockets fired by Pakistan struck residential areas. The extent of the damage and whether civilians were killed or injured remained unclear, with no confirmed details available about the circumstances of the st...