Afghan officials claimed that one border police guard had been killed and another two were injured in cross-border firing near Kandahar’s border area of Spin Boldak.
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According to initial reports, the firefight took place at Saro Sahano area between Spin Boldak and Shorak districts and continued for an hour, Kandahar Police Spokesperson Zia Durrani claimed. He said the skirmish erupted after two suspected militants riding a motorcycle crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan.
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Kandahar governor spokesperson Samim Khplwak also ‘confirmed’ the incident while speaking to journalists. “Pakistani forces fired at Afghan border troops when they attacked the men,” the official asserted. He claimed that Pakistani forces also “suffered casualties”.