"Pakistan's military said the Afghan Taliban had carried out unprovoked fire on major border posts close to the Kurram district and the crossing between the Chaman and Spin Boldak districts on Tuesday evening. It said it had retaliated with mortar fire and drone strikes, killing 20 Taliban fighters. Pakistani security sources confirmed that the air force had also carried out strikes on headquarters of Taliban forces in Kandahar province, where the cross-firing reportedly began, and on targets in Kabul."
"Images showed the friendship gate at the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing had sustained significant damage in the attacks, and it remained closed for the day. Hundreds of people fled Pakistani border villages overnight and local residents reported cross-border firing, strikes and drone deployment that lasted into the evening. In Kandahar province, residents said many people along the border areas had also been fleeing."
Dozens of soldiers and civilians were killed after fresh clashes erupted along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, with heavy fighting near Kurram, Chaman, and Spin Boldak. Pakistan said the Afghan Taliban fired on major border posts and that it retaliated with mortar fire, drone strikes, and air force strikes on Taliban headquarters in Kandahar and targets in Kabul, claiming 20 Taliban fighters killed. The Afghan Taliban said Pakistan launched attacks that killed more than a dozen civilians, claimed to have killed several Pakistani soldiers, and seized several border posts. The Chaman-Spin Boldak Friendship Gate sustained significant damage, hundreds fled border villages, and both sides declared a ceasefire by Wednesday night.
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