Mortars are indirect fire weapons that launch explosive shells at targeted positions. They function by dropping a shell into a tube, where it strikes a firing pin that ignites the propellant.

Taliban fighters patrol near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Monday, March 3, 2025.(AP Photo ...

It is vital for trade and travel, but both countries have closed it in the past, most often over deadly shootings and fire. It lies in ... were hit and injured by mortar shells fired by Pakistani ...

“These journalists were hit and injured by mortar shells fired by Pakistani ... where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Monday, March 3, 2025.

Taliban fighters patrol near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight ... were hit and injured by mortar shells fired by Pakistani ...

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Colorado Springs police confirmed that the "mortars" found at the scene of a grass fire early Sunday in the 3600 block of Oro ...