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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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…
23 troops martyred, 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists killed in border skirmishes with Afghanistan: ISPR
Twenty-three Pakistani troops have been martyred and 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists have been killed in border clashes following an attack from the Afghan side, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday. The statement comes after overnight skirmishes between the two sides, which began “on the night of Oct 11/12, 2025, [after] Afghan Taliban and India-sponsored Fitna-al-Khawarij launched an unprovoked attack …
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