According to a statement from the military, "heavy clashes" are taking place on Thursday evening.
"Large-scale offensive operations have been launched against Pakistani military bases and military installations," wrote Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on X and continued:
“Several soldiers have been killed and a number have been taken alive.”
At the same time, another Taliban spokesman said that "15 outposts have been captured" by Afghan forces.
The Ministry of Information in Islamabad, in turn, said in a statement on X that Afghan forces "carried out unprovoked shelling of several locations" in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the ministry, Pakistan’s military responded "immediately and effectively."
Pakistan carried out airstrikes on the Afghan border provinces of Nangarhar and Paktia over the weekend. At least 70 members of militant groups were reported killed, a claim denied by the Afghan side. According to the Taliban regime, dozens of civilians were among the dead.
Both countries accuse each other of the recent escalation.
