Around 300 Afghan militants crossed towards the Pakistani borders carrying out an attack that killed five Pakistani citizens. The attack that is the third of its kind during this month.

Armed militants crossed the Afghan borders breaking into the Pakistani Mamoond village and killing five citizens. This attack is the third of its kind during this month.

“Around 300 militants targeted the civilians in Mamoond. At least five of them, including two women, were killed, and three women were wounded”, AFP quoted local government official Fazle Akbar saying.

Another Pakistani Government Official Mohammad Ilyas Khan pointed out to AFP that “the fighting is still going on. Tribesmen from a local militia have joined paramilitary forces and army artillery is pounding shells".

Mamoond village is located in the Bajaur district that borders the Afghan province Kunar.