US EditionAfghanistan 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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Taliban, Pakistan Forces Exchange Fire amid Kabul Air Strike Tensions - World news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Taliban and Pakistani forces traded heavy fire along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, days after an air strike on Kabul that the Taliban blamed on Islamabad, prompting calls for restraint from Iran, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
Afghanistan launched a "retaliatory" operation against Pakistan, making dozens of victims according to the Taliban. The Prime Minister of Pakistan warned that he would not make any "compromise" on national defence.
During the night, the Afghan troops killed 58 Pakistani soldiers, and wounded 30 others, during a coupment operation against Pakistan, confirmed the Taliban government's voice.
change of dateline, adds 58 Pakistani soldiers killed, according to the Taliban government spokesman, attack Pakistan this morning at the border ...
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