"The ISPR said that fighters from the Afghan Taliban and from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were both involved in the attacks. It said at least 20 fighters were killed and many wounded on Afghan side. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The ISPR said a similar attack was repulsed in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram region overnight, with at least 30 Afghan Taliban and TTP fighters "suspected to have been killed.""
"Afghanistan's Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in his turn accused Pakistan of launching the attack in Spin Boldak. He said 12 civilians were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the fighting. Mujahid said Afghan forces had been "compelled to retaliate" to shelling and gunfire from Pakistani forces, "resulting in the elimination of several Pakistani attackers, the seizure of their outposts and bases, the confiscation of weapons and tanks, and the destruction of significant military infrastructure.""
Clashes flared early Wednesday along the Afghan-Pakistani border, with each side blaming the other for initiating hostilities. Pakistan's ISPR accused the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters of coordinated attacks in Spin Boldak and Kurram, claiming dozens of militants were killed and many wounded. Afghanistan's Taliban spokesman accused Pakistan of launching the Spin Boldak attack, saying 12 civilians died and over 100 were wounded, and asserting Afghan forces were compelled to retaliate, seize outposts, confiscate weapons and tanks, and destroy military infrastructure. The incident reflects ongoing tensions and reciprocal accusations over militants sheltered across the border.
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