KHAR: A man was killed and a girl suffered injuries on Wednesday when two mortar shells fired from Afghanistan’s Kunar province landed in the border area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur tribal district.

The incident occurred in the Gardaoo area bordering Afghanistan, said officials and residents.

They said the attack killed Bakhtullah and injured the daughter of Sherbahadur.

The residents said several cattle were also killed in the attack. The officials said no group claimed responsibility for the attack.

They, however, blamed the attack on the Afghan National Army.

Meanwhile, elders of Tharkani and Utmankhel tribes in Bajaur tribal district condemned the attack.

In a joint statement issued here, the elders of the two tribes expressed concern about the attack and declared it unacceptable.

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2020