ISLAMABAD, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A United Nation (UN)'s special envoy arrived Pakistan Monday to reduce tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan following a surge of terrorist attacks in the country that claimed over 100 lives in few days, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto met Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi and discussed the "situation in Afghanistan and efforts for promoting long term peace and stability in that country," said the statement.
Pakistani military said it has targeted hideouts of a Pakistani Taliban group on the "Afghan side of the border," which had claimed responsibility for several attacks.
The Pakistani authorities also closed its border with Afghanistan. Reports suggest troops of the two countries have exchanged fire over the past two days.
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