Pakistan's military said a census team - guarded by troops from its Frontier Corps (FC) - that was collecting population data in a village near the border town of Chaman came under fire and at least one person was killed and 18 wounded. "They did not heed the warning and we have clear orders to engage them," Durani said, adding two Afghan border police were wounded. Kandahar police chief General Abdul Raziq said 40 Pakistani soldiers and 37 others were killed, including 14 Afghan border police. Violence ceased later in the day and officials from both sides were due to meet at the frontier, the Pakistani military said. Pakistan's military said Afghan border police had been "creating hurdles" since April 30 for the census team in the Chaman area.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2017 14:48 UTC