Pakistan has closed its border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday after exchanges of fire between the forces of the two nations, Pakistani officials told Reuters .

This situation was triggered by Afghan security forces launching attacks on Pakistani border posts late Saturday in what the Taliban government described as retaliation for repeated violations of Afghan territory and airspace.

What happened in the weekend?

Afghan troops reportedly opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, which according to the country's ministry of defence was a form of retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes launched in Afghanistan earlier in the week.

Pakistan confirmed that it had responded with gun and artillery fire, with security officials claiming that a number of Afghan border posts we

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