The Pakistani Army has broken its silence on the intense overnight clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, saying at least 23 Pakistani soldiers and over 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists were killed, PTI reported. Earlier, Kabul claimed that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others injured during the retaliatory operations. Tensions escalated between the two neighbours amid mutual accusations of cross-border aggression. The statement noted that the “serious provocation” came during the visit of the Taliban Foreign Minister to India.

What did the Pak Army say?

The Army in a statement said that on the intervening night of October 11-12, Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) "launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan, along the Pak-Afghan border”. It sai

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