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According to a report by Deutsche Presse-Agentur on August 13, officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan said that one of the two main border crossings between the two countries was closed on the 13th after a deadly exchange of fire between the two armies. According to the report, Mufti Abdul Matin, spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, said that Pakistani troops opened fire on the homes of Afghan civilians near the Dorkham border, killing at least three Afghan civilians. Pakistani border official Sheik Ali told Deutsche Presse-Agentur that Taliban militants fired with heavy weapons and artillery, injuring at least seven civilians on the Pakistani side.

File photo: The border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Xinhua)

On the same day, a US military base was attacked by rockets.

According to a report by Syrian state television on August 14,An illegal US military base in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria was attacked by rockets on the evening of the 13th.

It was reported that the US military base that was attacked was located in the Kunuku gas field in Deir ez-Zor province.

According to a report by the Syrian media "Sham FM" on the 13th, the Kunuku gas field where the "US occupation forces" were stationed was attacked by four rockets that night. Sharp explosions were heard at the scene, and then US military helicopters and drones appeared densely in the nearby sky.

According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, militias stationed on the west bank of the Euphrates River attacked the Kunuku gas field where the US military is stationed. No casualties have been reported so far. The US military retaliated against the attack site and the bases of local armed forces in Deir ez-Zor province.

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In September 2014, the United States and other countries formed an international coalition to carry out air strikes against targets of the extremist organization "Islamic State" in Syria and Iraq. At the end of 2015, the United States sent special forces into Syria to carry out missions and began to station troops in Syria. The Syrian government has repeatedly stated that it demands that the United States end its illegal presence on Syrian territory.

Since the outbreak of a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October last year, US troops stationed in Syria have been frequently attacked. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, US troops stationed in Syria have been attacked 136 times since October 19 last year.

Source: Huanqiu.com, CCTV News Client