Taliban, Pakistani forces trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border

"Enayatullah Khwarizmi, the spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defence, said late on Saturday that Taliban forces had carried out successful retaliatory attacks against Pakistani soldiers in response to the neighbouring country's repeated violations of, and air strikes on, Afghan territory. list of 3 itemsend of list He said on X that the operation had ended at midnight. Pakistani Minister of Interior Mohsin Naqvi called the Afghan attacks unprovoked and said that Pakistani forces were responding with a stone for every brick."

"The fighting comes days after explosions rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, in an air strike that the Taliban blamed on Pakistan. Islamabad did not claim responsibility for Thursday's attacks. However, it accused the Afghan Taliban administration of harbouring fighters of the Pakistani Taliban who attack Pakistan, with the support of its adversary, India. New Delhi denies the charge, while the Taliban says it does not allow its territory to be used against other countries."

Taliban and Pakistani forces exchanged cross-border fire following an air strike in Kabul that the Taliban blamed on Pakistan, triggering regional concern from Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Taliban forces launched retaliatory attacks across multiple border points and ended the operation at midnight. Pakistan described the attacks as unprovoked and vowed a forceful response, while security sources reported clashes at around six locations and Pakistan Army gun and artillery fire lighting up the night sky. Islamabad did not claim responsibility for the Kabul strike and accused the Afghan Taliban of harbouring Pakistani Taliban fighters allegedly supported by India; New Delhi and the Taliban denied those charges.

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