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Pakistan reports eight Afghan casualties in latest border standoff

Listen to the article 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