The target of the attack was Pakistani troops at the border, officials said.—AFP/File photo

KHAR: Mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan hit a house in Pakistan on Thursday killing two people and wounding several children, officials said.

They blamed Pakistani Taliban, saying the militants are hiding in eastern Afghanistan and launching across the border attacks on Pakistani troops.

In the latest attack, four mortar shells hit the house in Banda-Gai village in Mamoond area, 60 kilometres northwest of Khar, the main town of Bajaur tribal district.

“Two people including a woman were killed and six others were injured.

“Militants fired the mortars across the border from Afghan side,” Tariq Khan, a senior administrative official, told AFP.

“They are Pakistani militants hiding there in Afghanistan.”Shah Naseem, another official, said the target of the attack was Pakistani troops at the border but they remained safe and the shells missed them.

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