Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Renewed clashes near Afghanistan's Torkham border crossing with Pakistan have endangered civilians and humanitarian operations, with a child killed and an aid worker injured, the United Nations said.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the casualties occurred during fighting on Wednesday, October 28, near the eastern border crossing in Nangarhar province.
The injured humanitarian worker had been assisting Afghan families returning from Pakistan, while the child was from the local community, OCHA said in a statement on Friday, October 30.
The agency warned that repeated clashes in the area were threatening the safety of nearby communities and could further disrupt humanitarian ass...