Afghanistan launches cross-border attacks after Pakistani air strikes
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say their forces have launched attacks on Pakistani military positions along border
KABUL (MNTV) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say their forces have launched attacks on Pakistani military positions along the border, days after Pakistani air strikes targeted areas inside Afghan territory.
The media office of Afghanistan’s eastern military corps said in a statement that “heavy clashes” erupted late Thursday.
It described the fighting as a response to recent Pakistani air strikes in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Paktia.
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said “large-scale offensive operations” had been initiated against Pakistani military posts and installations along the Durand Line.
He accused Pakistan’s military leadership of repeated provocations and violations.
The Durand Line stretches roughly 2,611 kilometers (1,622 miles) and forms the de facto border between the two countries. However, successive governments in Kabul have not formally recognized it as an international boundary.
Islamabad has not publicly confirmed the latest clashes but has defended its earlier strikes.
Pakistan’s military said Sunday’s air operations targeted hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban.
The group is separate from Afghanistan’s Taliban government but shares ideological roots.
The TTP has intensified attacks inside Pakistan in recent months, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.
Pakistani officials accuse the group of operating from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan — a claim Kabul denies.
Pakistan said its recent strikes killed at least 70 militants linked to the TTP.
Afghan authorities rejected that assertion, saying civilians were killed, including women and children.
The exchange marks the latest escalation in tensions between the two neighbors, whose relations have been strained by cross-border violence and longstanding disputes over security and recognition of the border.
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