Pakistan says Afghan firing kills one in border district

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (Reuters) - ‌One person ​was ​killed and five injured after Afghan Taliban fired at civilian houses and a ‌market in Pakistan's Waziristan region, near the ⁠countries' border, a Pakistani regional official said on Wednesday.

• Pakistani forces ‌are "responding effectively and heavily" ‌to the "unprovoked" firing on Tuesday, the Deputy Commissioner of South Waziristan Lower said on X

• ​The Afghan Taliban said Pakistan had carried out four drone attacks on the district commissioner’s ⁠office and nearby security facilities in Paktika province on Tuesday

• Several Pakistani ​soldiers were killed or wounded in retaliatory action on a nearby Pakistani military ​base by Afghan forces, Afghan ‌defence ministry spokesperson Sedeequllah Nasrat said in a statement

• Reuters could not verify ⁠the claims of either side

• The violence comes days after the Afghan Taliban said that problems with ⁠Pakistan can be resolved through diplomacy

• Allies-turned-foes Pakistan and Afghanistan have ​increasingly been at odds over militancy, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of harbouring militants who stage cross-border attacks

• The ‌Taliban government denies the charge and says militancy is Pakistan's internal problem

• The ‌conflict between the Muslim neighbours has killed hundreds ⁠of people this ‌year

(Reporting by Asif ​Shahzad and Yunus Yawar, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Stephen Coates and YP ‌Rajesh)

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