Hundreds of Afghans flee Pakistani cross-border shelling: Aid group
‘Hundreds of Afghan families have been displaced due to cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops over the past few days, an international aid group says.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday that as many as 200 families were displaced from their homes after Pakistani border troops fired rockets and artillery rounds.
Kate O’Rourke, NRC’s country director in Afghanistan, said civilians have been caught up in the cross-border firing.
“Whether indiscriminate or specifically targeted, such attacks forcibly displace civilians, violating international humanitarian law, and must stop,” the statement read.’
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