Afghanistan and Pakistan trade cross-border strikes along the Paktika frontier

Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged fire near the border in Paktika, each side reporting strikes on military positions and civilian casualties.

• Afghanistan's defense ministry announced its forces targeted Pakistani military positions and troop concentrations near Angur Ada in Paktika.
• The ministry said the strikes responded to four Pakistani drone attacks Tuesday on the Angur Ada market and nearby security installations, reporting no Afghan casualties.
• Pakistani deputy commissioner Musrat Zaman said Afghan fire killed one civilian and wounded five in South Waziristan, and that Pakistani forces responded.
• Pakistan's military said it destroyed several Afghan Taliban checkpoints after a shell hit a civilian home in Angur Ada, killing one person and wounding five.