#afghanistanpakistan-relations

#afghanistanpakistan-relations

Officials from both sides said the skirmishes broke out late on Friday night, with the two countries accusing one another of opening fire first. list of 3 itemsend of list In a post on X, the spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Pakistani forces had launched attacks towards the Spin Boldak district in the Kandahar province, prompting Afghan forces to respond.

But on Thursday night, Kabul was rocked by explosions and gunfire. Pakistan neither confirmed nor denied involvement, but the Taliban government said Pakistan had been behind the attacks in Kabul and in an eastern Afghan province, and promised retaliation. Fighting flared again on Saturday night. Pakistan acknowledged that the clashes left at least 23 of its soldiers dead and another 29 injured, and said its forces had taken control of more than 21 posts on Afghan territory.