HIBAPRESS – Agencies
The Afghan Defense Ministry announced the killing of 55 Pakistani army soldiers in operations across the Durand Line, while indicating the death of 8 of its forces and the injury of 11 in the clashes.
The Afghan Defense Ministry stated in a statement that "55 dead from the Pakistani army in operations across the Durand Line and we controlled two sites and 19 of its points", confirming "the killing of 8 of our forces and the injury of 11 in the clashes". It added that "13 civilians were injured in a rocket attack targeting a refugee camp in Nangarhar", noting "the cessation of the military operation at midnight by order of the Afghan Chief of Staff." It continued: that "the operations came in response to a previous Pakistani shelling that resulted in the fall of civilians."
