Both Pakistan and the Afghanistan’s Taliban regime claim to have destroyed several border posts and inflicted heavy losses on the other side.
Both Pakistan and the Afghanistan’s Taliban regime claim to have destroyed several border posts and inflicted heavy losses on the otherPakistan seals Afghan border crossings amid clashes
Pakistan sealed border crossings with Afghanistan amid heavy overnight fire exchanges between the two countries, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.
The Torkham crossing in the north-western province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chaman in the south-western province of Balochistan have been closed, security officials said.
Pakistani media reports Afghan border posts attacked with jets, tanks
Pakistan’s local media said its security forces had captured at least 19 Afghan border posts using heavy artillery, tanks, fighter jets and drones.
Both Pakistani officials and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan claim to have inflicted heavy losses on the opposing side, though the fighting seems to have largely ended for now.
“The firing by Afghan forces on civilian populations is a blatant violation of international laws,” Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement issued by his ministry on X.
“By giving a swift and effective response, Pakistan’s brave forces have proven that no provocation will be tolerated,” he said.
Naqvi also warned that Afghanistan was “playing a game of fire and blood” and would be “given a befitting reply like India, so that it will not dare to look at Pakistan with a malicious eye,” referring to the brief conflict with India this May. Both Islamabad and New Delhi claimed victory in the clashes.
Afghanistan says it killed nearly 60 Pakistani soldiers (unconfirmed)
The Taliban government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said its forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts in the overnight clash.
He claimed 58 Pakistani soldiers have been killed, and 30 others wounded. Islamabad did not immediately comment on those numbers.
