Pakistan claims dozens of Afghan Taliban troops killed

"Pakistan said its military posts along the border came under attack by Afghan Taliban forces on Tuesday, sparking renewed clashes that killed 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier. Afghanistan rejected that account as 'baseless.' The Taliban government in Kabul instead said its forces had successfully repelled attacks from Pakistan and killed four Pakistani soldiers."

"Since then, Islamabad has declared it is in an 'open war' with Afghanistan and has carried out new strikes on multiple sites, including the former US air base at Bagram, the capital, Kabul, and the southern city of Kandahar."

"The UN mission in Afghanistan reported that 42 civilians had been killed and 104 wounded since Thursday, while the UN World Food Program said the violence had led to the 'displacement of approximately 20,000 families.' The UN mission called for an immediate halt to the fighting, saying it was causing the already dire humanitarian situation to deteriorate."

Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government clashed along their disputed border, with each side providing conflicting accounts of casualties and military success. Pakistan reported 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier killed in Tuesday attacks, while Afghanistan rejected these claims and stated it repelled Pakistani attacks. The conflict escalated from Pakistani airstrikes the previous weekend, prompting Taliban retaliation. Pakistan declared itself in open war and conducted strikes on multiple locations including Bagram airbase, Kabul, and Kandahar. Casualty figures differed dramatically between nations, with Pakistan claiming 150 Pakistani and 450 Afghan deaths, while Afghanistan reported 28 Afghan and 150 Pakistani casualties. The UN documented 42 civilian deaths, 104 wounded, and displacement of approximately 20,000 families since Thursday.

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