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Pakistan-Afghanistan relations tense after border clashes

Sunday, 07 May 2017 1:24 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 May 2017 1:25 AM ]

Afghan Border Police personnel keep watch during an ongoing battle between Pakistani and Afghan Border forces near the Durand line at Spin Boldak, in southern Kandahar province on May 5, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Javed Rana
Press TV, Islamabad

Already frosty relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have taken a nosedive, following a cross-border battle between the two sides. At least 11 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Pakistan has shut down one of its border crossings with Afghanistan in the wake of the incident. Press TV’s Javed Rana has more details from Islamabad.

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