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, Kabul, and other regions. On Thursday, two explosions were reported in Kabul and another in the southeastern province, followed by a statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defence on Friday, blaming Pakistan for the attacks.

“In retaliation for air strikes carried out

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