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Pakistani officials report civilian casualty from Afghan border firing
Afghan Taliban forces have allegedly opened fire on civilian settlements in Pakistan's Waziristan region, resulting in one death and five injuries. Pakistani administrative authorities attributed the incident to cross-border firing near the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier.
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ISLAMABAD — One civilian was killed and five others wounded in cross-border firing in Pakistan's Waziristan district on Wednesday, according to senior Pakistani administrative officials. The incident involved gunfire directed at residential houses and a local market in the region bordering Afghanistan. Officials attributed the firing to Afghan Taliban forces operating across the international border. Waziristan, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has long been a flashpoint for cross-border incidents and militant activity along the porous Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier. The area remains a sensitive zone, with both Pakistani security forces and Afghan armed groups maintaining active positions in the region. Wednesday's incident marks the latest in a series of cross-border security incidents affecting civilian populations in the area. Pakistan's government has previously raised concerns about armed groups based in Afghanistan conducting operations across the international boundary.