Afghan and Pakistani security forces have clashed along the countries' disputed border, leaving at least three civilians dead, Afghan officials said.
A firefight broke out in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar on October 27 and continued the following morning, the officials said.
Sher Zamin Khan, a member of Kunar’s provincial council, said the clashes erupted after Pakistani forces attempted to erect a military installation along the border district of Nari.
Khan said three Afghan women were killed and three other people were wounded in the incident.
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Abdul Ghani Musamem, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Pakistani forces fired mortar shells and rockets across the border.
There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan.
The two countries share a 2,500-kilometer border known as the Durand Line, which Pakistan considers to be an international border. Afghanistan rejects the colonial-era border that was created in 1893.
In 2017, Pakistan said it started building a fence along the border to improve security, a move that sparked condemnations in Kabul.
Pakistani forces have continued to build border fortifications, sparking numerous clashes along the border.