Heavy gunfights erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after the Taliban accused Pakistan of airstrikes on Kabul and other regions. Both sides claimed significant action, raising fears of further escalation amid long-standing tensions and cross-border militant accusations.
Kabul: Tensions flared along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as heavy armed clashes erupted between Taliban forces and Pakistani security personnel.
The violence comes in the wake of an accusation by the Taliban that Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Afghan territory earlier this week.
According to officials from multiple Afghan provinces, Taliban fighters launched a retaliatory assault on Pakistani border posts, accusing Islamabad of violating Afghanistan’s sovereignty with air raids targeting the capital, K