After clashes erupted between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military at the Afghan- Pakistan border, several Afghani families fled the Dand-e-Patan district in Afghanistan ‘s Paktia province, TOLONews reported.
“Many people have been displaced. They evacuated their children and only one resident has stayed in the area,” said a resident.
At least one Islamic Emirate forces member and a civilian were killed, and 14 others were wounded, in clashes that occurred along the Durand Line in the Dand-e-Patan district of Paktia province, a source within the Ministry of Defense told TOLONews earlier.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning dozens of residents of Paktia held a demonstration to protest Pakistani shelling on Dand-e-Patan.
The protestors chanted anti-Pakistan slogans in protest of recent attacks on the district, according to TOLONews.
“If someone tries to attack our land, we – the whole tribe– are ready to sacrifice ourselves for our land,” a protestor said.
The Islamic Emirate said a joint delegation has been formed to assess the situation.
“We are ready to solve our problems via negotiations,” said a tribal elder, reported TOLONews.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August last year, triggering the collapse of the US-backed government and accelerating Washington’s troop pullout.