Eight injured in alleged cross-border shelling by Afghan- Taliban in Pakistan

Eight civilians, including women and children, were injured in cross-border shelling allegedly carried out by Afghan Taliban forces at a residential border area in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, police said on Thursday.

The shelling hit the houses in Angoor Adda, a border region of South Waziristan, late Wednesday.

Multiple houses were damaged in the shelling, with a total of eight people injured, including women and children, the Deputy Commissioner of South Waziristan Lower, Shahid Ali Khan, said. 

Medical officer Dr Ashfaq confirmed that the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where they received initial treatment before being referred to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar for further care.

Authorities are assessing the full extent of the damage caused by what officials described as unprovoked aggression targeting the civilian population in the border area.