All is not well on the Afghanistan and Pakistan border. For some time now, both sides have been continuously attacking each other. In such a situation, ceasefire has been implemented for 48 hours.
Earlier on Wednesday in Kabul and Kandahar PakistanAt least 15 Afghan civilians were killed and more than 100 were injured in the air strikes. The attack came after a Taliban counter-offensive, in which they captured border posts in Spin Boldak. During this time, the Taliban also seized the pants of Pakistani soldiers, leaving them behind and ran away.
Afghan journalist Dawood Junbish told that Taliban After the retaliatory attack, some Pakistani soldiers fled leaving their military posts near the Durand Line. Taliban fighters seized pants and weapons from these posts and presented them as signs of victory. He shared a photo of Taliban fighters, showing pants and weapons seized from border posts as they fled after the retaliatory attack.
Let us tell you that last week Pakistan had targeted the camps of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Kabul and attacked them. This attack was carried out when afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki visited India.
Afghanistan blamed Pakistan for the border skirmish and repeated violations of Afghan airspace. Earlier, there were clashes between Pakistani security forces and Afghan Taliban on Tuesday night. 12 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in this attack. After this, Afghanistan sent tanks to the Pakistani border.
There is a long standing dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan regarding the Durand Line. Both countries keep accusing each other of attacks and hiding terrorists. Tension has increased further after Taliban took control of Afghanistan government in 2021.
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