Fresh clashes erupted on Wednesday along the tense Pakistan – Afghanistan border, killing over a dozen civilians and soldiers and shattering a fragile calm following weekend battles that left dozens dead.

The weekend fighting was the worst between the neighbours since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021, despite regular clashes between their security forces along the contested 2,600 km (1,600-mile) frontier.

The Afghan Taliban said more than a dozen of its civilians were killed and 100 wounded as Pakistani forces launched attacks in the early hours of Wednesday in the district of Spin Boldak.

Pakistan said four of its civilians were wounded in attacks by “Taliban forces” in the district of Chaman, which is opposite Spin Boldak across the frontier.

Fighting between troops and

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