Projectiles were fired from Pakistan into Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan military source and witnesses told AFP, as the two neighbours were to resume talks in Turkey to reinforce a fragile ceasefire.
鈥楶akistan used light and heavy weapons and targeted civilian areas,鈥� the Afghan military source said of the shelling, which witnesses said lasted 10-15 minutes.
鈥榃e have not retaliated yet, out of respect for the ongoing negotiations鈥� in Istanbul, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Pakistani military did not respond immediately to AFP鈥檚 requests for comment.
Border clashes early last month that followed explosions in Kabul killed more than 70 people, including around 50 Afghan civilians, according to the United Nations.
It was one of the deadliest confrontations in years between the South Asian neighbours, whose relations have deteriorated since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, particularly over cross-border militancy and security concerns.
The two countries agreed to a ceasefire on October 19 in Qatar, but reached an impasse when trying to finalise details of the truce in Turkey last week. Each accused the other of not acting in good faith in the process. The negotiations were scheduled to resume in Istanbul on Thursday but neither side indicated immediately whether the delegations had met.
Both sides warned of renewed fighting if the talks fail.
