At least 42 civilians have been killed and 104 wounded in Afghanistan in the fighting with Pakistan between Feb 26 and March 2, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on March 3, as the military conflict between the neighbours entered its sixth day. Military tensions between the South Asian Islamic nations remained high on March 3, with Afghanistan saying it had captured another Pakistani post in the Kandahar region and the fighting between the allies-turned-foes was “still ongoing”. “The civilian casualties include those caused by indirect fire in cross-border clashes…as well as those caused by airstrikes,” the UN agency said, adding that the numbers were “preliminary”.

Full report : Pakistani and Afghan troops clash, UN says 42 Afghan civilians killed