Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Taliban launch big attack, claim to capture many Pakistan posts, war like situation in…

Heavy clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani border forces at border crossing points, killing 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians. Check full report here.

Pakistan- Afghanistan conflict: In a significant escalation between Pakistan Army and Taliban, a critical war-like situation is being observed on the Durand line between Pakistan and Afghanistan. For those unversed, the Tehrik-i-Taliban, a Pakistan-based terror group killed 16 soldiers of the Pakistani Army and in response, the Pakistani Air Force carried out air strikes in Paktika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, leading to death of over 50 people.

Following this attack, Taliban attacked the Pakistani army posts near the Durand Line and claimed to have killed 19 Pakistani soldiers causing the stir in the neigbourhood of India. Here’s all the details you need to know about the ongoing conflict between Pakistan based Tehrik-i-Taliban  and Afghan Taliban.

Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry has called the Durand Line drawn between the two countries an imaginary line and said, ‘On December 28, an attack was carried out in those areas of Pakistan from where attacks were carried out on Afghan soil’.

19 Pakistani soldiers, 3 Afghan civilians killed in clashes

Heavy clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani border forces at border crossing points, killing 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians, local media reported on Saturday.

The fierce clashes are ongoing in eastern Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia provinces bordering Pakistan, TOLOnews reported, quoting a source from the Ministry of National Defense, as per Xinhua news agency. Afghan border forces have set on fire several Pakistani military posts in the Ali Shir district of Khost province and captured two Pakistani posts in the Dand-e-Patan district of Paktia province, it said.

Three Afghan civilians lost their lives due to mortar shells fired by Pakistani soldiers in the Dand-e-Patan district, the source added. The clashes took place following airstrikes carried out by Pakistani troops in Paktika province on Tuesday night that killed 51 people, including women and children. In addition to this, following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, Pakistan has witnessed a spike in terror attacks as the new regime has emboldened and strengthened the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

(With inputs from agencies)