Afghanistan attacked Pakistani troops this Thursday on the border in response to aerial bombardments, and claimed to have captured Pakistani posts, military and government authorities reported.
Afghan troops attack Pakistani forces in border region
“In response to repeated violations by the Pakistani military, operations were launched large-scale offensives against military bases and installations” of Pakistan, the Taliban government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, declared in X.
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A military spokesman said Afghan forces in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar had begun “intense attacks on Pakistani outposts.”
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“So far, there are no casualties on the Afghan side,” said Wahidullah Mohammadi, army spokesman in eastern Afghanistan.
The governor’s office and residents of Kunar province also told AFP that military action was underway.
Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban government, stated that “15 positions have been captured” by the Afghan forces.
For its part, the Pakistani Ministry of Information stated on the X network that Afghanistan’s action found a “immediate and effective response.
This military operation follows Pakistani bombings in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces on Saturday and Sunday, which, according to the UN mission in Afghanistan, left at least 13 civilians dead.
The Taliban government said at least 18 people were killed and denied Pakistan’s announcement that the military operation had left more than 80 victims.
Relations between neighbors have seriously deteriorated in recent months.
Important border crossings remain closed since the October clashes, in which more than 70 people died on both sides.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against militant groups carrying out attacks on its territory, something the Taliban government denies.
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