The Pakistani troops have rescued an Afghan soldier, who was critically injured in an exchange of fire with the Taliban.
According to Dawn News, a military spokesman said that an Afghan soldier was severely injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists 600 metres inside Afghan territory.
The spokesman further said that the authorities in Afghanistan have sought help for evacuation of the soldier.
The injured soldier was deployed at Afghan Army's 'Shaheen Post', that is some 1.5 km west of Bajaur's Nawapass area.
The soldier is being treated at a military hospital in Khar, the political headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
