Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations
- On Saturday, Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts, and Afghanistan said 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed during the operations.
- Responding to what it called repeated violations, the Taliban government described the raids as retaliatory after earlier this week accusing Pakistan of bombing Kabul.
- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the operation also captured 25 Pakistani army posts and wounded 30 soldiers.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the Saturday assault and said the Pakistani Army gave a `befitting reply` as the Torkham border crossing did not open at 8 am on Sunday.
- The 2,611-kilometer Durand Line, which Afghanistan has never recognized, complicates the border dispute as Qatar's Foreign Ministry and Saudi Foreign Ministry urged restraint and dialogue Saturday.
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Violent fighting along the border rekindled tensions between the two countries after a Pakistani raid on Kabul against the leadership of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). Islamabad claims to have killed 200 Taliban fighters, while Kabul talks about 58 Pakistani soldiers killed. Saudi Arabia and Qatar try to mediate a truce. On the inside, the Islamist movement Tehrik-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has returned to protest, causing clashes in Islamabad and L…
Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
ISLAMABAD >> Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul.
Dozens killed in clash on Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Officials in Afghanistan claimed on Sunday to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers during clashes overnight at the border between the two countries. Pakistan says it killed 200 Afghan Taliban soldiers and allies, Reuters reported. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan troops captured 25 army posts from Pakistan, wounding 30 soldiers in what the Defense Ministry called “retaliatory and successful operations." Accusations fly While Pakista…
Clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are straining relations over accusations of terrorism and violation of sovereignty.
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