WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States on Wednesday asked Afghanistan to de-escalate tension as it expressed concern over casualties on both the countries die to cross border firing.
“We're concerned by the recent clashes at the Torkham crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan. We have gotten reports that casualties have been taken on both sides,” the State Department Spokesman John Kirby told reporters at his daily news conference.
The US was also concerned about reports of the presence of heavy weapons at the border, he said . . .
