
Taliban Claims 58 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Cross-Border Operation, Warns Islamabad
With Taliban-led Afghan forces taking control of several Pakistani Army outposts along the Durand Line, including in the unstable provinces of Kunar and Helmand, firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late on Saturday, marking a dramatic increase in border tensions, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense.
“Taliban forces have captured several outposts from the Pakistani Army across the Durand Line in Kunar and Helmand provinces,” an Afghan Defense official said in a statement.
According to sources who spoke to TOLOnews, the current border battles have resulted in the deaths of at least 12 Pakistani soldiers and numerous injuries. There have been reports of fierce fighting throughout Paktia's Aryub Zazi district and in the Shakij, Bibi Jani, and Salehan parts of Bahramcha district.