Afghan tribesmen on Monday returned a Pakistani soldier they captured in a deadly skirmish along the countries' border, as well as the bodies of five soldiers, the governor of Afghanistan's Khost province claimed. The soldier and the bodies were handed to Pakistani troops, claimed Khost governor Hukum Khan Habibi.
The dispute arose over Pakistan's work on a fence intended to span nearly all of the 2,500-km (1,550-mile) border, much of it mountainous and porous. Afghan officials have alleged that Pakistani troops crossed onto Afghanistan soil, prompting firing on Sunday by border forces and the local tribal force.
The two sides later agreed on a ceasefire. Border skirmishes in the area are common.