Afghanistan says four children killed in Pakistani shelling

Jun 24, 2011, 15:49 GMT

Kabul - The Afghan government on Friday complained to Pakistan about its firing of rockets on Afghan villages close to the shared border.

, in which it said four children were killed.

More than 10 Pakistani artillery shells landed in Sarkano district, in the eastern province of Kunar, and in the Goshta district of neighbouring Nangarhar on Thursday night, killing four children, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

'The Afghan government calls for the immediate cessation of the artillery fire against Afghan villages,' the statement said.

'The continuation of such incidents could adversely affect the spirit of improving trust and cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,' it warned.

Kabul and Islamabad have recently accused each other of not doing enough to stop militants stationed in both Islamic countries from attacking villages in each other's side of the border.

Afghan border police officials say Pakistani shelling on Afghan villages has left at least a dozen people killed over the past weeks.

Friday was the second time in a week that the Afghan government complained to its Pakistani counterpart about the cross border shelling.

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