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Four killed, 70 injured in mortar, rocket attacks by Pakistan, Afghan Taliban says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 27, 2026
FILE PHOTO: An army soldier stands at a post at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An army soldier stands at a post at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai/File Photo — Abdul Khaliq Achakzai

April 27 (Reuters) - Mortar and rocket attacks launched by Pakistan against neighbour Afghanistan killed four people on Monday and injured 70 more, Afghan Taliban's Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said in a post on X.

Pakistan, however, dismissed the claims as a "blatant lie".

(Reporting by Sakshi DayalEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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