New Delhi, Oct 15: Intense overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces have killed and injured dozens along the border between Pakistan’s Chaman district and Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak, marking one of the deadliest flare-ups in recent months, according to Al Jazeera and multiple news agencies.

Both sides traded accusations over who triggered the hostilities, which erupted late Tuesday and continued for several hours. Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that Pakistani forces initiated the fighting by firing “light and heavy weapons” into Afghan territory, killing 12 to 15 civilians and injuring more than 100 others, including 80 women and children, AFP quoted a district hospital official reports Al Jazeera .

Mujahid asserted that Taliban forces “returned fir

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