Fierce clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night following a Taliban assault on Pakistani military posts.

The escalation comes days after Pakistan reportedly carried out an airstrike in Kabul, according to security officials from both countries.

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Taliban fighters launched retaliatory attacks on Pakistani troops, accusing Islamabad of striking targets inside Afghan territory. Senior Taliban officials from multiple provinces claimed that their forces had captured two Pakistani border posts in Helmand province — a development confirmed by local authorities.

Earlier on Thursday, two explosions were reported in Kabul and another in southeastern Afghanistan. In response, the Taliban-run defence ministry accused Pakistan of “violating Afghanistan’s

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