ASADABAD - The issue of cross-border shelling from Pakistan into eastern Kunar province would be shared with United Nations Security Council members, the secretary-general's special envoy promised on Tuesday.

Ján Kubiš told reporters during his visit to Asadabad, the provincial capital, that the UN would do all it could to ensure an end to the cross-border missile barrages that have resulted in scores of casualties in recent months.
Without assigning any reason, he also announced the closure of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's office in Kunar.

The closure did not mean they would forget the province, he said. The UNAMA office in neighboring Nangarhar will also cover Kunar.

Governor Syed Fazlullah Wahidi said residents were concerned at the continued shelling by Pakistani forces and sought assistance from the UN in stopping the strikes. (Pajhwok)