2017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish
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On 5 May 2017, an armed skirmish occurred after Afghan forces attacked a Pakistani census team in Chaman, in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. At least 15 people died on both sides in the immediate border clash. It is one of a series of similar border-related incidents between the two countries.
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2017 Afghanistan-Pakistan skirmishes | |||||||
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Part of the Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes | |||||||
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Pakistan | Afghanistan | ||||||
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Pakistan Army Frontier Corps |
Afghan National Army Afghan Border Police | ||||||
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2 killed, 9 wounded (Pakistani claim) 9 killed and 40 wounded (Afghan claim) |
50+ killed, 100+ wounded (Pakistani claim)[2][3][4] Five checkpoints destroyed (Pakistani claim)[4] | ||||||
9 civilians killed, 42 wounded (Pakistani claim) 2 civilians killed, 30 wounded (Afghan claim) | |||||||
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