A clash between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban near the border in the Kurram district has resulted in the death of eight Afghan soldiers.
The clashes resulted in the death of two “key” commanders and the wounding of at least 16 others.
Sources was mentioned that Pakistani troops responded “appropriately” to alleged shelling and firing by Afghan border guards, resulting in casualties.
It claimed eight Afghan soldiers, including two “commanders”, were killed in a fresh round of clashes that began when Taliban forces tried to build a security post along a porous border that has long been a bone of contention between the two neighbours.
A spokesman for Afghanistan’s intelligence ministry told Anadolu that it had no information about the clashes.
“I can tell you only after I gather the exact information about it,” he added.
There was no official statement from the media wing of Pakistan Army either.
The latest ongoing flare-up between the border province of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan’s Kurram district has reportedly claimed many lives on both sides.
Pakistan and Afghanistan share 18 crossing points along a 2,640 km (1,640 mi) border.
The most commonly used are Torkham and Chaman, which often remain closed due to border conflicts.
Afghanistan does not recognize the border commonly known as the Durand Line, which was established in 1893 under an agreement between India under British colonial rule and Abdur Rahman Khan – the then ruler of Afghanistan.
Earlier, there was a tense calm in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas after Pakistan conducted “intelligence-based counter-terrorist operations” a few months ago across the border that led to a major buildup at several points on the volatile border.
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