Tension on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan Has reached dangerous levels. The Afghan government claimed late on Thursday night that it had captured 15 posts of the Pakistani Army in retaliation and killed several soldiers. According to Tolo News, the number of soldiers killed is 40. This action is said to have been taken in response to the recent Pakistani air strikes on Afghan territory. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the Pakistani army suffered heavy losses in the conflict near the Durand Line and some soldiers were even captured alive.
The Eastern Command of the Afghan army said that heavy fighting broke out on Thursday night in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, where major attacks were carried out on Pakistani posts. The Afghan side claims that there were no casualties on their side. Islamabad rejected these allegations and said that Afghan forces first started firing across the border, which resulted in Pakistan Gave “prompt and effective response”.
How did tension flare up between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
- This latest confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan started after air strikes carried out by Pakistan inside the Afghan border on Sunday. Pakistan claims that at least 70 terrorists were killed in these attacks, while Kabul said that many innocent civilians, including women and children, died in the attacks.
- According to Afghan officials, schools and homes were bombed in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, killing dozens of civilians. Local media reported that a house was buried under debris in Behsud district of Nangarhar, in which 23 people of the same family were trapped.
- Pakistan admitted that it carried out cross-border attacks in several areas of Paktika and Nangarhar. It says that this action was against those terrorist bases, which it holds responsible for the recent suicide attacks in Pakistan.
- According to Pakistan, seven targets associated with TTP and ISIS-Khorasan were targeted.
- Pakistani officials claimed that a terrorist network based in Afghanistan was behind the recent attacks, including a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad.
- In recent days, several suicide attacks took place in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in which soldiers and civilians died. After this Pakistan warned that it will take action against those responsible anywhere.
- Afghanistan has repeatedly rejected allegations that its territory is being used for attacks against Pakistan.
What did India say?
India also reacted to this situation by condemning Pakistan’s air strikes on Afghan territory and said that these have resulted in the death of civilians including women and children. There have been border skirmishes between the two neighboring countries in the past too, but the latest development is being considered as one of the most serious tensions in recent years.
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